Free webinars for medical, surgical and dental trainees based in the UK and Ireland - September 2021

In September 2021, Cochrane UK and Cochrane Ireland hosted two free half-day webinars on systematic reviews and meta-analysis for medical, surgical and dental trainees based in the UK and Ireland.

Trainees joined us to refresh their knowledge on the basics of systematic reviews, meta-analysis and the different types of systematic review including network meta-analysis and diagnostic test accuracy studies.

We also looked in more detail at the interpretation of results and show how people, including trainees, can get involved in the work of Cochrane through Cochrane Crowd and Cochrane Task Exchange.

Programme overview

Webinar 1

Click on the title of a presentation to watch a recording of the session on YouTube. You can also click on the speakers' names to find out more about them.

Topic	Speaker
Welcome and introduction	Becky Gould
What makes a good systematic review?	Becky Fortescue
Finding clarity in complexity: understanding different types of systematic review	Kerry Dwan
A hands-on introduction to using the CASP checklist to appraise systematic reviews	Becky Gould

Webinar 2

Topic	Speaker
Welcome and introduction	Becky Gould
“But what does it actually mean?” – interpreting results in Cochrane reviews	Martin Burton & Katie Webster
Words and pictures: what qualitative research adds to reviews	Anne-Marie Bagnall
Ways to get involved in Cochrane evidence production	Anna Noel-Storr