Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

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

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    • 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

    • 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

    • 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