Workshops - Past Events

UK Support Unit Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy author training modules:
University of Birmingham, UK

February 19th 2015

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

January 22nd 2015

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

December 4th 2014

Module 3: Progressing your review

November 23rd 2014

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

October 23rd 2014

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

June 19th 2014

Module 3: Progressing your review

May 8th 2014

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

April 10th 2014

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

March 27th 2014

Module 3: Progressing your review

Feb 13th 2014

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Jan 9th 2014

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

Nov 14th 2013

Module 3: Progressing your review

Oct 24th 2013

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Sept 26th 2013

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

Jun 6th 2013

Module 3: Progressing your review

May 16th 2013

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Apr 25th 2013

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

Mar 28th 2013

Module 3: Progressing your review

Feb 21st 2013

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Jan 24th 2013

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

Nov 29th 2012

Module 3: Progressing your review

Oct 11th 2012

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Sept 6th 2012

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

Jul 14th 2012

Module 3: Progressing your review

Jun 14th 2012

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

May 24th 2012

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

Apr 26th 2012

Module 3: Progressing your review

Mar 8th 2012  

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Feb 9th 2012  

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

Jan 5th 2012   

Module 3: Progressing your review

Dec 15th 2011 

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Nov 3rd 2011   

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

Sep 15th 2011 

Module 3: Progressing your review

Jul 14th 2011   

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Jun 9th 2011    

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

May 19th 2011 

Module 4: Analysis

May 5th 2011   

Module 3: Progressing your review

Mar 10th 2011  

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Feb 10th 2011  

Module 1: Preparation for title registration 

Jan 27th 2011   

Module 4: Analysis

Dec 16th 2010  

Module 3: Progressing your review

Nov 25th 2010  

Module 2: Protocol production and searching

Oct 14th 2010  

Module 1: Preparation for title registration

2015

Methods for Cochrane reviews of diagnostic test accuracy workshop held at the 23rd Cochrane Colloquium in Vienna.  Date and time: 9.00 to 17.15, 3rd October 2015.

A 3-day course for authors of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy was held at Birmingham University in July 2015.  The course was organised jointly by faculty from the University of Birmingham and the University of Amsterdam.

For further information, please visit http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/projects/HaPS/PHEB/diagnostic-research/courses/index.aspx

2014

Evidence-based Clinical Practice Workshop
A 4-day Evidence-based Clinical Practice workshop was held from 8th to 11th October 2014 at Palazzo Feltrinelli, Gargnano, Lago di Garda, Italy

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy
University of Birmingham, 3rd to 5th September 2014
This three-day course was organised jointly by faculty from the University of Birmingham and the University of Amsterdam. The course is designed for individuals undertaking health technology assessment, health service researchers and healthcare professionals interested in understanding key issues in the design and conduct of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy studies. The course will be delivered through a mixture of interactive presentations, discussions and hands-on computer exercises.

Two-day workshop for authors of Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy.
University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
June 30th - July 1st 2014

2013

Evidence-based Clinical Practice - September 29th to October 2nd, 2013
“THE ARCHITECTURE OF DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL REASONING”
at the ”Palazzo Feltrinelli”, Gargnano, Lago di Garda, Italy

2012

Amsterdam Workshop - 10-11 December 2012
Video slidecast presentations were recorded at a two-day workshop hosted by the Dutch Cochrane Centre, which took place at the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam.
The workshop covers the main methodological challenges of preparing reviews of diagnostic test accuracy. Sessions address the basic statistical methods for meta-analysis and also explain the logistics of preparing DTA reviews within the Cochrane Collaboration.  Click here to view the recorded video slidecasts.

2011

DTA Workshops at the 19th Cochrane Colloquium: 19th - 22nd October 2011, Madrid

An introduction to Meta-analysis for DTA reviews

Developing search strategies for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy

Ruth Mitchell and Anne Eisinga

Diagnostic test accuracy reviews 1: What is a Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy review?

Chris Hyde and Jon Deeks

Diagnostic test accuracy reviews 2: Searching for diagnostic test accuracy studies – review authors and information specialists working in partnership

Anne Eisinga and Ruth Mitchell

Diagnostic test accuracy reviews 3: Assessment of methodological quality.

Penny Whiting, Anne Rutjes, Hans Reitsma, Mariska Leeflang, Marie Westwood

Diagnostic test accuracy reviews 4: Introduction to meta-analysis.

Jon Deeks and Yemisi Takwoingi

Diagnostic test accuracy reviews 5: Advanced meta-analysis: dealing with heterogeneity and test comparisons.

Petra Macaskill

Diagnostic test accuracy reviews 6: Presenting and interpreting results of DTA meta-analysis

Chris Hyde

Peer reviewing the search strategy for a Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy systematic review

Ruth Mitchell, Anne Eisinga, Julie Glanville

Two-day workshop for authors of Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy.

Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  September 29th-30th 2011
Presentations from this course are accessible from the foot of this page.

Cochrane UK & Ireland Contributors' Meeting Workshops, Belfast, 15th & 16th March 2011

Searching for DTA studies – review authors and information specialists working in partnership  

Anne Eisinga

2010

DTA Workshops at the Joint Cochrane and Campbell Colloquium
18th - 22nd October 2010, Keystone Resort, Colorado, USA

What is a Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy review?

Chris Hyde 

Developing search strategies for systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy

Ruth Mitchell and Anne Eisinga

Introduction to meta-analysis

Yemisi Takwoingi 

Assessment of methodological quality

Mariska Leeflang, Penny Whiting, Hans Reitsma and Anne Rutjes 

Advanced DTA meta-analysis

Petra Macaskill 

Presenting and interpreting results

Chris Hyde and Rob Scholten

QUADAS-2: An opportunity to pilot test an update to QUADAS

Penny Whiting, Anne Rutjes, Hans Reitsma, Mariska Leeflang, Patrick Bossuyt and Jonathan Sterne 

Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy, author workshop. 
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. September 9th-10th 2010

Search Strategy Workshop. 
University of Birmingham. 5th & 6th July 2010

2009

Statistical methods for Diagnostic Test Accuracy reviews. University of Birmingham, UK. July 6th-8th 2009.

Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy - Author Workshop. June 18th-19th 2009
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2008

On the 2nd of October, we organized a pre-colloquium workshop for Cochrane Review Group Staff and Centre staff involved in training.

On the 19th and 20th of June 2008, the UKSU and CESU organized a 2-day workshop for review authors who are planning to do a Cochrane Diagnostic test accuray Review.  Presentations can be found below under "Past presentations".

2007

On the 22nd and 23rd of November 2007, the UKSU and CESU organized a 2-day workshop for co-ordinating editors and CRG-staff in Amsterdam. Presentations can be found below under "Past presentations".

Past presentations - click on the link to view them:

Editorial Processes (PDF, 146 KB)

Introduction into diagnostic test accuracy (PDF, 1451 KB) by P. Bossuyt

Introduction into diagnostic test accuracy (PDF, 683 KB) by J. Reitsma

Framing the question and structure of the review (PDF, 4125 KB)

Identification of DTA studies (PDF, 121 KB)

Quality Assessment (PDF, 232 KB)

Meta-Analysis (1: PDF, 1302 KB) (2: PDF, 1206 KB)

Interpretation of the results (PDF, 185 KB)