142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Preparing to conduct systematic reviews

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Saturday, November 15, 2014 : 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Joseph Nicholson, MLIS, MPH , NYU School of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
Barbara Folb, MM, MLS, MPH , Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
In this section of the learning institute, participants will define the initial steps for preparing to conduct a systematic review. The first step in preparation is searching for existing systematic reviews on the topic to identify gaps in knowledge and determine if the topic is eligible for a systematic review. Once it has been determined that the topic is eligible, participants will then learn how to design a systematic review protocol, complete with formulating an answerable question and defining inclusion and exclusion criteria. And finally, once the protocol has been established, participants will identify the steps and resources necessary protocol registration and explain the reasoning behind registering.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related education
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Describe how to find existing systematic reviews. Demonstrate ability to formulate an answerable question. Formulate inclusion and exclusion criteria for use in systematic reviews.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I regularly teach a systematic review and meta-analysis course at NYU School of Medicine and have participated in and completed many systematic reviews. Additionally, as the local expert at NYU I am the coordinator for systematic review services, including teaching systematic review methods, helping faculty with related questions, and managing library support of systematic review publication.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.