University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), Division of Epidemiology Ph.D. Epidemiology Recommended Resources for Conducting Systematic Review Revised: March 24, 2014 Prepared by Aleksandra Zuk in collaboration with DLSPH Ph.D. Epidemiology students Academic Courses: University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health *CHL5418: Scientific Overviews in Epidemiology Full-­‐semester course. Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation: *HAD5308H: Evidence Synthesis: Systematic Reviews and Meta-­‐Analysis Spring semester courses McMaster University McMaster University HRM *743: Systematic Review Methods McMaster University HRM *773: Systematic Review Methods (Online) Full semester courses. Tuition can be covered through the Ontario Visiting Graduate Student Program McGill University McGill University EPIB-­‐619: Systematic Review and Meta-­‐analyses Offered over two weeks in the summer. Tuition can be covered through an interuniversity agreement. Other Short Courses Institute for Work and Health Systematic Review Workshops Offered once or twice a year, lasts 2-­‐3 days and costs ~$500 for students. KT Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital For more information please contact: Gail Klein: Email: KleinG@smh.ca Student Led Seminar Ph.D. student led Systematic Review Meta-­‐Analysis Seminar Contact Email: t.oneill@mail.utoronto.ca Curriculum Committee URL Links http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/course-­‐details/scientific-­‐overviews-­‐epidemiology http://www.ihpme.utoronto.ca/about/rp/mscphd-­‐ce/courses.htm#5308 http://hrm.mcmaster.ca/course_list.html http://www.mcgill.ca/epi-­‐biostat-­‐occh/summer/coursestimetables http://www.iwh.on.ca/systematic-­‐review-­‐workshops http://ktclearinghouse.ca/files/home/SR%20course%20flyer%202012-­‐13.pdf Course flyer for 2012-­‐2013). For further details please email contact. Course start date: September 2014. Dr. Tyler J. O'Neill BSc DVM MSc, has offered to run a short SRMA class. Academic Courses
Systematic Review Resources: Version 2.0 March 24, 2014 1 University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), Division of Epidemiology Ph.D. Epidemiology Recommended Resources for Conducting Systematic Review Revised: March 24, 2014 Online Systematic Review Handbooks & Resources: School for Health And Related Research (ScHARR) Introduction to Systematic Reviews, by Critical Review Advisory Group (CRAG) Procedures for Performing Systematic Reviews, Joint Technical Report, Barbara Kitchenham TeachEpi, A website for learning and teaching epidemiology Joanna Briggs Institute Method for Systematic Review Research Quick Reference Guide Cochrane Collaboration Cochrane Handbook: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Guidelines for Systematic Reviews: PHO Grand Rounds: Looking beyond peer-­‐reviewed journal articles for public health evidence. The role of high-­‐quality grey literature in science and practice. Presented by: Beata Pach, Manager, Library Services, Public Health Ontario & Allison McArthur, Library & Information Specialist, Public Health Ontario. July 9th, 2013. URL Links http://www-­‐user.uni-­‐
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/PHO_Rounds_Grey_Literature_Pach_McArthur_2013.pdf Online Systematic Review Handbooks Curriculum Committee Systematic Review Resources: Version 2.0 March 24, 2014 2 University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), Division of Epidemiology Ph.D. Epidemiology Recommended Resources for Conducting Systematic Review Revised: March 24, 2014 Library Resources: University of Toronto, Gerstein Science Information Centre Countway Library of Medicine, An Alliance of the Boston Medical Library and Harvard Medical School National Institute of Health (NIH) Office of Research Services University of Alberta, Library Guides URL Links http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/systematicreviews http://guides.library.harvard.edu/meta-­‐analysis http://nihlibrary.campusguides.com/sysresources http://guides.library.ualberta.ca/systematicreviews Curriculum Committee Library Resources Systematic Review Resources: Version 2.0 March 24, 2014 3 University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), Division of Epidemiology Ph.D. Epidemiology Recommended Resources for Conducting Systematic Review Revised: March 24, 2014 Systematic Review Methods Papers: Atkins D, Best D, Briss PA, Eccles M, Falck-­‐Ytter Y, Flottorp S et al.: Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. British Medical Journal 2004, 328: 1490-­‐1494. Akobeng, A. Understanding systematic reviews and meta-­‐analysis. Arch Dis Child. 2005 August; 90(8): 845–848. Barendregt, J.J., Doi, S.A., Lee, Y.Y., Norman, R.E., Vos, T. Meta-­‐analysis of Prevalence. J. Epidemiol. Community Health 2013, 67, 974–978. Egger, Matthias, Martin Schneider, and G. Davey Smith. "Spurious precision? meta-­‐analysis of observational studies." BMJ: British Medical Journal 316.7125 (1998): 140. Higgins, Julian PT, et al. "Measuring inconsistency in meta-­‐analyses." BMJ: British Medical Journal 327.7414 (2003): 557. Jadad AR, Moher D, Klassen TP. Guides for reading and interpreting systematic reviews: II. How did the authors find the studies and assess their quality? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998 Aug;152(8):812-­‐7. Klassen TP, Jadad AR, Moher D. Guides for reading and interpreting systematic reviews: I. Getting started. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998 Jul;152(7):700-­‐4. Greenhalgh T. Papers that summarise other papers (systematic reviews and meta-­‐ analyses). BMJ. 1997 Sep 13;315(7109):672-­‐5. Mallen C, Peat G, Croft P. Quality assessment of observational studies is not commonplace in systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol. 2006 Aug;59(8):765-­‐9. Epub 2006 May 30. Moher D, Jadad AR, Klassen TP. Guides for reading and interpreting systematic reviews: III. How did the authors synthesize the data and make their conclusions? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998 Sep;152(9):915-­‐20. Sanderson S, Tatt ID, Higgins JPT. Tools for assessing quality and susceptibility to bias in observational studies in epidemiology: a systematic review and annoted bibliography. Int J Epidemiol. 2007 Jun; 36(3): 666-­‐676. Stroup, Donna F., et al. "Meta-­‐analysis of observational studies in epidemiology: a proposal for reporting." Jama 283.15 (2000): 2008-­‐2012. Wright RW, Brand RA, Dunn W, Spindler KP. How to write a systematic review. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Feb;455:23-­‐9. Systematic Review Methods Papers Curriculum Committee Systematic Review Resources: Version 2.0 March 24, 2014 4 University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH), Division of Epidemiology Ph.D. Epidemiology Recommended Resources for Conducting Systematic Review Revised: March 24, 2014 Textbook References: Julia H. Littell, Jacqueline Corcoran, and Vijayan Pillai.Systematic Reviews and Meta-­‐analysis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Borenstein M et al. Introduction to meta-­‐analysis. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K.; Hoboken: Wiley, 2009. Khan KS, Kunz R, Kleijnen J, Antes G. Systematic Reviews to Support Evidence-­‐based Medicine: How to Review and Apply Findings on Healthcare Research. London: Royal Society of Medicine Press, Ltd., 2003. Systematic reviews in health care: meta-­‐analysis in context. Edited by Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith and Douglas G. Altman. London: BMJ, 2001. 2nd. Ed Textbooks References Curriculum Committee Systematic Review Resources: Version 2.0 March 24, 2014 5