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Research support essentials: Overview

This guide has been designed for users to locate tools, services and resources that will increase their understanding of research fundamentals, as well as highlighting the latest research-related news.

Spotlight

NEJM Evidence now available

NEJM Evidence offers a behind-the-scenes view of clinical trials that enables readers to develop a deeper understanding of the statistical methods used in trials, to become more sophisticated evaluators of medical evidence, and to learn from trial participants whose stories can help shape and inform the future direction of clinical trial design.

FPM Research Network Webinar: "How do I do a quick literature review to answer clinical questions"

Title: "How do I do a quick literature review to answer clinical questions"

This webinar provides information on how to provide supporting literature to answer your clinical question whether it be for clinical practice, quality improvement or research question. An overview of the different types of literature reviews will be covered and what resources are available from the ANZCA library. You will hear from the experts in the field who will discuss practical tips and tools to give you confidence to undertake your literature review.

  • Presented by: Nikki Frescos, Kathryn Rough, Assoc. Professor Marc Russo
  • Presented: 18 April 2024
  • Duration: 64 mins

Upcoming webinars

Title: An introduction to data extraction with Covidence

Date/Time: Thursday, April 25 2024; Live 12-1AM (AEST) - 1 hr

Wondering how best to manage the data extraction stage of your review project? Sign up for this free webinar and we will walk you through the basics, including:

  • Getting started
  • Using a framework
  • Planning the export
  • Using Covidence's extraction tools to organise study data accurately

The webinar includes a live demo of the recently relaunched Extraction 1 tool for intervention systematic reviews and the chance to download our free ebook, which features advice and practical guidance on setting up for success.

What have you always wanted to ask the Covidence team about data extraction? Drop the question in your registration form and we'll try to answer it during the webinar.


Title: Extracting data with Extraction 1 in Covidence

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 30 2024; Live 8-9AM (AEST) - 1 hr

This webinar is aimed at beginners and novice users of Covidence, or those who haven’t used the software for a while and want to familiarise themselves with recent changes and updates. The target audience is researchers working on intervention reviews. We will walk you through the steps of:

  • Creating, modifying, and publishing data extraction templates in Extraction 1 
  • Managing reviewers - Extracting data from studies
  • Producing consensus data so that the final data are ready for export
  • Exporting data from Covidence

We will explain how decisions taken on the set up of the template affect the format of the export. You’ll also get tips and tricks to jumpstart your progress, as well as the opportunity to get your specific questions answered.

Research Review Spotlight

MeSH 2024 Reload

The Ovid MEDLINE database implemented the 204 MeSH thesaurus in early March 2024.

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