The Australasian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trials Network (AusCP-CTN) is conducting a 8-week interactive workshop which aims to enable the attendees to gain a comprehensive knowledge and practical experience in conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy of treatment, a clinimetric review of measures, and/or a review of diagnostic criteria for a clinical area. Meta-analysis and GRADE methods will be included in the training for a transparent approach to rating the certainty of evidence and developing healthcare recommendations.
Workshop Presenters: 
- Professor Roslyn Boyd – Scientific Director QCPRRC, Faculty of Medicine, UQ
- Dr Sue Brennan – Cochrane Australia, Monash University
- Professor Robert Ware – Biostatistician, Clinical epidemiologist, Griffith University
- Dr Leanne Sakzewski - Senior Lecturer, NHMRC ECR, QCPRRC, Faculty of Medicine, UQ
- Mr David Honeyman - Librarian, CHRC, Mater Research, UQ
- Dr Andrea Burgess – Research Fellow and Occupational Therapist, QCPRRC, Faculty of Medicine, UQ
Workshop dates
The Systematic Review Workshop is highly interactive and will be conducted online via Zoom on Fridays 8.30am - 12.30pm for 8 weeks from Friday, 2 February 2024 - Friday 22 March 2024 with breaks in between for you to work on your search and drafting your review paper). See below for discussion topics for each week.
Please note: For workshop effectiveness, please ensure you have access to your local library for a range of literature databases for your research/review topic.
2024 Schedule:
2 Feb - Week 1: | Introduction; Framing your question; PubMed, Cochrane |
9 Feb - Week 2: | Confirming Review question/aims, Endnote, Measuring Quality for Reporting |
16 Feb - Week 3: | PEDro, Web of Science, Database search (PROSPERO, PRISMA, CINAHL, EMBASE) |
23 Feb - Week 4: | Biostatistics pt. 1 (measures of reproducibility, COSMIN II) |
1 Mar - Week 5: | Biostatistics pt. 2 (RCTs, statistical inference, continuous outcomes & binary outcomes) |
8 Mar - Week 6: | Meta analysis |
15 Mar - Week 7: | GRADE Analysis (one-day workshop) |
22 Mar - Week 8: | Clinical Practice Guidelines; Getting published |
Payment & Registration -
- Registration for the full workshop (8 weeks) - please first submit your registration below with your research topic. You can make payment at the end of your registration submission.
- Registration for GRADE Analysis sessions only (15 March 2024), please submit your payment here:
Workshop Registration | Cost inc GST |
Standard– please select ‘Attendee’ in Create Booking | $220 |
Students; UQ & Qld Health Staff; Member of AusCP-CTN– please select ‘Student’ or ‘Staff’ in Create Booking | $192.50 |
GRADE Analysis Only (15 March 2024 - one day workshop)- payment button above | $200 |
Please email auscpnetwork@uq.edu.au to confirm your payment registration.