Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

Name: Systematic Review and Meta Analysis
Start: 2025-11-19T08:00:00+03:00
End: 2025-11-21T17:30:00+03:00
Location: SRHR CoE Building

Nov 19, 2025, 8:00 AM → Nov 21, 2025, 5:30 PM Africa/Nairobi

Conference Room 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Conference Room 1 (SRHR CoE Building)

Conference Room 1/3rd floor/SRHR CoE Building - Conference Room 1

SRHR CoE Building

Wed, November 19
- 8:30 AM → 9:00 AM
  
  Registration and Welcome 30m
- 9:00 AM → 9:30 AM
  
  Introduction to evidence-based healthcare 30m
  
  Concepts of EBM
- 9:30 AM → 10:30 AM
  
  Introduction to systematic reviews 1h
  
  Purpose, types, and importance of systematic reviews
- 10:30 AM → 10:45 AM
  
  Coffee Break 15m
- 10:45 AM → 11:15 AM
  
  Overview SRMA Protocol 30m
  
  Introduce the main components of SRMA Protocol, standard guideline and checklist
- 11:15 AM → 12:30 PM
  
  Developing review questions and inclusion criteria 1h 15m
  
  PICO framework, defining review objectives, inclusion/exclusion criteria
- 12:30 PM → 1:30 PM
  
  Lunch break 1h
- 1:30 PM → 3:00 PM
  
  Searching for studies and managing references 1h 30m
  
  Database selection, logic grids, citation management using Zotero or Mendeley
- 3:00 PM → 3:15 PM
  
  Coffee break 15m
- 3:15 PM → 4:30 PM
  
  Study selection and protocol development (practical) 1h 15m
  
  Screening strategy, PRISMA flow, protocol template overview
Thu, November 20
- 9:00 AM → 9:15 AM
  
  Recap of day 1 and overview of day 2 15m
  
  Discussion and reflection on lessons learned
- 9:15 AM → 10:30 AM
  
  Quantitative research designs and critical appraisal 1h 15m
  
  RCTs, cohort, and case-control studies
- 10:30 AM → 10:45 AM
  
  Coffee break 15m
- 10:45 AM → 12:30 PM
  
  Critical appraisal of quantitative studies (practical) 1h 45m
  
  Group exercise various checklists; interpreting study quality
- 12:30 PM → 1:30 PM
  
  Lunch Break 1h
- 1:30 PM → 3:00 PM
  
  Data extraction and management 1h 30m
  
  Designing data extraction templates, handling missing data
- 3:00 PM → 3:15 PM
  
  Coffee Break 15m
- 3:15 PM → 4:30 PM
  
  Group work: protocol refinement 1h 15m
  
  Facilitator-guided revision and peer review of draft protocols
Fri, November 21
- 9:00 AM → 10:30 AM
  
  Introduction to data synthesis and meta-analysis 1h 30m
  
  Concepts of effect size, heterogeneity, fixed vs. random effects, forest plots
- 10:30 AM → 10:45 AM
  
  Coffee break 15m
- 10:45 AM → 12:30 PM
  
  Practical session: conducting a meta-analysis 1h 45m
  
  Hands-on practice using RevMan; interpreting outputs
- 12:30 PM → 1:30 PM
  
  Lunch break 1h
- 1:30 PM → 3:00 PM
  
  Preparing and presenting systematic review results 1h 30m
  
  PRISMA reporting, summary of findings tables, discussion writing
- 3:00 PM → 3:15 PM
  
  Coffee break 15m
- 3:15 PM → 4:30 PM
  
  Protocol presentations, evaluation, and closing 1h 15m
  
  Group presentations, feedback, closing remarks