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4th SYMPOSIUM ON SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS:
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES
2nd to 4th July, 2002
St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Abstract deadline 1st February 2002
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Following the success of the first three symposia on systematic review
methods, which were held in Oxford in January 1998 and 1999, and July
2000, we are pleased to announce registration details and the abstract
call for the fourth symposium, to be held in July 2002. The
symposium will focus on research relating to the methods and problems of
doing and using systematic reviews. The meeting will bring together
people from a wide variety of disciplines interested in going beyond the
basics of systematic reviewing.
FULL DETAILS OF THE MEETING, REGISTRATION FORMS, and ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
FORMS are available on the website:
http://www.ihs.ox.ac.uk/csm/pushingtheboundaries/symp2002.html
Keynote speakers will include -
- Martin Eccles, University of Newcastle, UK
- Alistair Fischer, National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE),
UK
- Gordon Guyatt, McMaster University, Canada
- Chris Hyde, Aggressive Research Intelligence Facility (ARIF), UK
- John Ioannidis, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Greece
- Alex Jadad, University of Toronto, Canada
- Peter Langhorne, University of Glasgow, UK
- Carol Lefebvre, UK Cochrane Centre, UK
- Andy Oxman, National Institute of Public Health, Norway
- Ian Roberts, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Main topic areas will include -
- Ethical issues in systematic reviews
- Obtaining data from trialists
- Combining studies without meta-analysis
- Methods for combining qualitative studies
- Including adverse events in systematic reviews
- Including quality of life outcomes in systematic reviews
- Using systematic reviews in guidelines
- Assessing the quality of systematic reviews
- Learning from conflicting findings of systematic reviews
- Impact of updating systematic reviews
- Assessing and incorporating the quality of studies in systematic
reviews
- Systematic reviews of complex interventions
- New empirical studies and methodological developments
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CALL for ABSTRACTS
Abstracts for oral or poster presentations are invited on the above
topics, or other areas related to the methodology of systematic
reviews. The closing date for abstract submission is 1st
February 2002.
Abstract submission forms are available from Rochelle Seifas at the
address at the end of this message, or from our Website.
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STRUCTURE of MEETING
Tuesday 2nd July 2002
6.45 pm Reception at St Catherine’s College
7.30 pm Dinner at St Catherine’s College
Wednesday 3rd July 2002
9.00 am Symposium commences
5.30 pm End of day one
7.30 pm Banquet Dinner
Thursday 4th July 2002
9.00 am First session begins day two
4.30 pm Symposium closes
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration fee before 17th May 2002.
200 pounds stlg. (Reduced fee for Universities, Health Service, Charities
and similar)
400 pounds stlg. (Full fee)
Registration forms are available from Rochelle Seifas at the address at
the end of this message, and from the symposium website.
Registrations will be dealt with on a first come first served basis,
places cannot be reserved without full payment. Cancellations must be
made in writing and received by 10th June 2002; a fee of £25 will be
deducted to cover administration costs. We are unable to dispatch
invoices or offer reductions in the fee for partial attendance.
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For further information, registration and abstract forms please
contact:
Rochelle Seifas, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Institute of
Health
Sciences, Old Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF, UK.
E-mail [log in to unmask]
and visit our website
http://www.ihs.ox.ac.uk/csm/pushingtheboundaries/symp2002.html
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