Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis using RevMan, March 24 - 28, 2014

[Programme Officer - Training Division]

Dear Sir/ Madam,

 

The Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi (IIPH-D), established by the Public Health Foundation of India (www.phfi.org), has successfully been functioning as one of the nodal institutions for public health education, advocacy, research and practice by providing quality public health training to graduates of diverse disciplines. Apart from conducting full time academic courses, we also have been organizing several short term trainings. As a part of ‘Workshop Series 2013-2014’ we are inviting applications for a five day workshop on ‘Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis using RevMan’ scheduled on March 24-28, 2014 at IIPH Delhi.

 

Over the years formal methods have been developed for systematically reviewing studies, to produce explicitly formulated, reproducible, up to date summaries of effects of health-care interventions. This has led to a sharp increase in the number of reviews that use these formal methods. It is therefore essential that students undertaking dissertation work, practicing clinicians, health researchers and policymakers are familiar with the processes involved in the performance and interpretation of systematic reviews.

 

This workshop will introduce participants to the basic methods guiding the conduction of systematic reviews, their interpretation (including meta-analysis) and their applications. It will also enable participant to critically appraise a published review.

 

Contents

 

• Rationale of systematic reviews
• Locating systematic reviews
• Formulating a systematic review question
• Developing a protocol for a systematic review
• Identifying and selecting trials
• Critical appraisal
• Reducing bias in conduct of systematic reviews
• Synthesis in systematic reviews
• Statistical approaches and software (RevMan 5) for meta-analysis
• Reporting standards of systematic reviews

How to register:

Registration forms and flyer are available at PHFI website, please click the link to access the brochure and registration form: Workshop on Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis using RevMan (March 24 - 28, 2014)

Who should attend?

This workshop would be suitable for postgraduate students of health sciences, researchers and project coordinators involved in public health research specifically field trials, clinicians, statisticians and any health professionals want to understand the basics of conducting a systematic review.

Workshop venue:

Indian Institute of Public Health-Delhi

Plot 34, Sector 44, Institutional Area
Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, India

 

Registration Fee:

Indian national: 10,000 INR per participant 

Foreign national: 20,000 INR per participant

Accommodation (Optional): 5,000 INR per Indian/ Foreign participant for five days hostel accommodation (Double occupancy (Non-AC) including meals)

 

Interested participants may send their completed registration form to Programme Officer-Trainings along with the fees by Demand Draft, Delhi in favour of “Public Health Foundation of India” payable at Delhi. Registration fee includes workshop kit, lunch and refreshments.  

The registration will be confirmed on first come first serve basis.

 

Last date of registration: March 11, 2014

 

Key resource faculty

 

Dr Himanshu Negandhi, the key resource faculty, has been trained as a medical postgraduate in public health.  He has experience of teaching public health to postgraduate medical students, paramedics and in-service public health professionals over his career. He has also been actively engaged in curriculum designing, teaching and training of public health courses. His areas of interests include Programme Evaluation, Systematic Reviews, Social Determinants of Health, Health Effect Measurements and Health service utilization. He is currently pursuing an active interest in evidence-based medicine and is exploring opportunities to link evidence-based medicine with health programs and policy.

 

Key Contact person:

Ms Tanuja Bhandari

Programme Officer - Trainings

Indian Institute of Public Health-Delhi

Plot 34, Sector 44, Institutional Area
Gurgaon-122002, Haryana, India

Tel: +91 124-4722900 (Extn: 317)
Email: trai...@iiphd.org

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Warm regards,

 

Ms Tanuja Bhandari

Programme Officer- Trainings                                              

Indian Institute of Public Health - Delhi

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