Upcoming events

Upcoming events

A round-up of upcoming Cochrane-related events and conferences

Whether you're a healthcare professional, researcher, or simply interested in evidence-based healthcare, this listing of events, both in-person and virtual, offers a diverse array of opportunities to engage with the latest developments in evidence synthesis in health. From webinars and symposiums to workshops and seminars, join us in fostering evidence-based healthcare on a global scale

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March

Exploring Heterogeneity in Prevalence Reviews
Date: 19 March 2024 13:00-14:00 (CET) (Check the event in your time zone)
Does it make sense to pool prevalence studies together? For instance, what does it mean that the average risk of lower back pain during pregnancy is 59% based on 25 studies from different countries? Can we use existing statistical measures to determine how much the studies differ? And what does heterogeneity mean for our interpretation of pooled results? Celina Borges Migliavaca will help enlighten us on these topics in this webinar. No registration required. Webinar link

The problems with systematic reviews: updates on a living systematic review
Date: 21 March 14:00pm – 15:00pm UTC (check the event in your timezone)
This webinar will present an overview of the living systematic review of the problems with systematic reviews (www.systematicreviewlution.com) including its aim, methods and findings. Recent observations about the current update to the review will also be discussed. The underlying reasons that are likely contributing to the problems identified will be discussed as well as potential solutions and recommendations. More information and to register, click here

April

Danish EBM Network Symposium
Date: 8 April, Copenhagen, Denmark
Presentations will cover GRADE for translation of evidence, knowledge translation, and inclusion in clinical trials vs clinical practice. There will be lots of time for networking. Participation in the symposium is free of charge with an optional dinner afterwards.
Full program and registration 

Cochrane Protocol Development Workshop
Date: April 19-21, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India
Join the Cochrane India Network for this training workshop to understand the improance of Cochrane systematic reviews, learn how to prepare questions using the PICO format, learn how to search databases, practice data extraction and risk of bias assessment, and get familiar with using GRADE.  More information. Contract Prof. Singh at cochrane@kgmcindia.edu or 9839121151 (Phone or WhatsApp).

Joint Meeting of Cochrane Skin and the European Dermato-Epidemiology Network (EDEN)
Date: 22-24 April 2024, Paris
The final program will be available in December 2023 to give you a full overview of the planned sessions and presentations. You will have the opportunity to share your research and findings by submitting abstracts for oral presentations. The abstract submission website will be accessible from 1 December 2023, and the submission deadline is set for 15 March 2024. More information here

Developing a title proposal for a Cochrane review
Date: 25-26 April 2024 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This one and a half day workshop is designed to help potential authors develop a Title Proposal for a new Cochrane review. The workshop guide potential authors on how to select a topic for a Cochrane review and how to convert this into a Title Proposal that is suitable for submission to the Cochrane Central Editorial Service. More information and registration here.

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Workshop using R
Date: 30 April 08:00-17:00 Eastern time (view event in your timezone)
One-day comprehensive introductory systematic review and meta-analysis workshop enables participants to learn how to conduct methodologically rigorous evidence summaries using R. No prior experience with R required. This workshop dovetails with the GRADEconf, a guideline development workshop using the GRADE approach, or can be utilized as a standalone learning experience for systematic reviews. More information and registration here 

May

Integrating the findings of a QES with the findings of a Systematic Review of Effectiveness
Date: 16 May 2024 13:00 UTC+1 (view in your timezone)
In this webinar Katy will illustrate a wide range of different options for integrating QES and intervention evidence, drawing on real integration examples. Through these examples Katy will illustrate the diversity of integration methods and tools and critically examine their strengths and limitations. More information and to register, click here

Introduction to Cochrane Methodology
Date: 27-31 May 2024
Cochrane Sweden is pleased to announce that registration is now open for a 1-week course on Cochrane Methodology from 27-31 May 2024, on campus Monday to Friday. The course is primarily aimed at Ph.D. students and researchers from the fields of medicine, health science or epidemiology but is open to join for everyone interested in creating or understanding systematic reviews. More information and registration here

June

World Conference on Research Integrity
Date: 2-5 June 2024, Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC), Greece
More information and registration here

Cochrane Iberoamerica Network Meeting
Date: 5-7 June, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Registration and details are to be released shortly, please hold the date. 

What Works: Climate Solutions Summit
Date: 9-12 June 2024, Berlin, Germany
'Synthesizing evidence for effective and equitable climate solutions' Cochrane is an official partner. More information.

What Works: Climate Solutions Summit - Evidence Accelerator
Date: 13-14 June, Berlin, Germany
Free, state-of-the-art training in evidence synthesis methodologies from leading international experts. Project submissions required in advance. More information. 

Forum: Opportunities, Limitations and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Evidence Synthesis in Health Care
Date: 14 June  09:30-17:30, then a get-together 17:30-19:30 Haus zur Lieben Hand (Löwenstraße 16, 79098 Freiburg, Germany)
€85 (for students with certificate of enrolment: 50 €) The 3rd Methods-Forum in 2024 is dedicated to a highly relevant topic that is playing an increasingly important role in the field of evidence synthesis: Opportunities, Limitations, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in Evidence Synthesis in Health Care. More information, program and to register

Living Guidelines – The process, benefits and challenges of maintaining high currency recommendations in clinical care
Date: 20 June 2024 10:00am UTC+1 (view in your own timezone)
This webinar will focus on the appropriateness of living guideline, advances in living guideline methods, their successful application to critical areas of care, and challenges in keeping a recommendation ‘living’. To register, click here

Workshop on Developing a Protocol for a Cochrane Systematic Review
Date: 25-27 June 2024, Penang, Malaysia 
This workshop on Developing a Protocol for a Cochrane Systematic Review is for individuals that are in the process of or are considering authoring a Cochrane systematic review. It is most suited to authors who already have a registered title, but authors who have not yet identified a title will also benefit from the course and will be given assistance to develop a title. Further information & registration 

The Nottingham Systematic Review Course
Date: 25 -28 June 2024, Nottingham
This course is aimed at enabling participants to become proficient in developing and undertaking a Cochrane-style systematic review of interventions. As this is an introductory course, no previous knowledge of systematic reviewing is required.
The course utilises a combination of lectures, small group discussions, workshops, library-based interactive tutorials, with hands on practical work at computer stations using RevMan and Endnote software. Review Manager (RevMan) is the software used for preparing and maintaining Cochrane Reviews. More information and to book your place on the course click here

Risk of Bias 2 Workshop
Date: 28 June 2024, Penang, Malaysia 
This workshop is for Cochrane authors and others embarking on systematic reviews, who might like to know more about this new tool since many systematic reviews have been published using this tool. Further information & registration 

September

Global Evidence Summit
Date: 10-13 September with satellite Meetings on 9 September 2024
Four global leaders in evidence synthesis and evidence-based practice, Cochrane, JBI, Guidelines International Network, and The Campbell Collaboration, invite you to join the eagerly anticipated 2nd Global Evidence Summit. These organizations are forgoing their annual conferences in 2024, and uniting once again to provide an event with a unique opportunity to exchange ideas about how best to produce, summarise and disseminate evidence to inform policy and practice, and use that evidence to improve people’s lives across the world. More information and website. 

International Clinical Trials and Methodology Conference
Date: 30 September 2024, Edinburgh, Scotland
The biggest academic-led conference on clinical trials methodology. More information and website.

2025

September

The Tenth International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication
Date: 3-5 September 2025, Swissôtel, Chicago
The Congress, organized by JAMA, The BMJ, and METRICS, will feature 3 days of presentations of new and original research.Our aim is to encourage research into the quality and credibility of peer review and scientific publication and to further the evidence base on which scientists can improve the conduct, reporting, and dissemination of scientific research. Abstracts due 31 January 2025. For more information go to peerreviewcongress.org or contact: jama-peer@jamanetwork.org

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18 March 2024