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Reminder: Early-bird registration ends on April 22. [image: HTAi_Banner_Capitol_Buildingwith_logo.jpg] *PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL* *FOR SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, HTA AND OTHER EVIDENCE SYNTHESES!* *Join us for two international full day pre-conference workshops* *O**rganized by **the HTAi Interest Sub-Group on Information Resources (IRG)* <http://www.htai.org/index.php?id=554> *CAPACITY BUILDING FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS (HTA)* *AND* *OPTIMIZING APPROACHES TO FINDING THE EVIDENCE: MAKING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT MORE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND VALUABLE* *Pre-conference workshops in association with* *the 11th Annual Meeting of HTAi* *June 14th-15th, Washington DC, USA* *http://www.htai2014.org/* <http://www.htai2014.org/> The pre-conference workshops are open both to members and non-members of HTAi. It is possible to register for one or both of these one-day workshops separately, irrespective of whether you are attending the HTAi Annual Meeting. *Registration:* http://www.htai2014.org/registration Early bird rate per workshop: USD $130 (by April 22, 2014) Registrations between April 23 and June 15: USD $160 *Please find more information about the workshops below!* *CAPACITY BUILDING FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS (HTA)* *Date*: Saturday June 14th 2014 *Event overview: *During this one-day introductory, awareness-raising and capacity building workshop, participants will learn about searching for HTA and systematic reviews, discuss issues relevant to their own search practices and hear how other HTA organizations organize their services. *Target audience: *Researchers, administrators and information specialists from newly-established or established HTA organizations, who wish to improve their knowledge of information retrieval issues. *Workshop session description and objectives: *This workshop will address key issues in literature searching for HTA and topics such as services, resources and competencies that are needed for information retrieval for HTA. The workshop will be divided into two sessions: 1. Information retrieval aspects of HTA: scoping and developing the research question, sources to search, how to design search strategies, use of search filters, reference management, documenting and reporting the search process and updating searches. Mode of delivery: presentations and group discussions. 2. A comparison of information retrieval practices across three HTA organizations (Canada, Norway and USA) Mode of delivery: structured interviews, followed by discussion. *Speakers and organizers:* *· **Elaine Alligood, Informationista & Chief - Knowledge Services for the Boston VA Healthcare System, Boston, US* *· **Ingrid Harboe, Research Librarian, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services (NOKC), Oslo, Norway* · *Jaana Isojärvi, Information Specialist, Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finohta), Helsinki, Finland* *· **David Kaunelis, Information Services Methods Specialist, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, Canada* *· **Carol Lefebvre, Independent Information Consultant, Lefebvre Associates Ltd., Oxford, UK / Co-Convenor, Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group* *· **Sari Susanna Ormstad, Research Librarian, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services (NOKC), Oslo, Norway* For more information, please contact Sari Ormstad ([log in to unmask]) or Carol Lefebvre ([log in to unmask]). *OPTIMIZING APPROACHES TO FINDING THE EVIDENCE: MAKING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT MORE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT AND VALUABLE* *Date*: Sunday June 15th 2014 *Event overview: *The Information Resources Group (IRG) advanced skills workshop provides an opportunity for information specialists and others interested in information retrieval to network and discuss important issues in the information management of health technology assessment (HTA) and systematic review work. *Target audience: *Information specialists or other advanced searchers who wish to improve their information retrieval skills in HTA and systematic review work. *Workshop session description and objectives*: In order to optimize patient-centered care in an era of economic uncertainty, it is essential that scarce resources in HTA evidence-gathering and information retrieval are allocated efficiently and effectively. Continuous change in information retrieval and in the tools available to identify evidence means that information specialists must explore opportunities for efficiencies as they arise. This workshop is an annual exercise in that exploration. This interactive workshop examines four aspects of the information retrieval process. 1. Clinical trial registers such as clinicaltrials.gov and the WHO ICTRP are widely established. But questions remain: Which trials registers should be searched? Do MEDLINE and other databases still need to be searched? How do we ensure that key trials are not missed? Are there other challenges? 2. In this era of economic uncertainty, HTA agencies are under increasing pressure to prove that the work they do has value and impact. Various impact analysis methods will be discussed, including citation/bibliometric analysis, altmetrics and website analytics. 3. Adverse events are relevant to patient-centered care. This session analyzes the performance of three CADTH adverse events search filters for MEDLINE and EMBASE. 4. Peer review is integral to scientific research. This session presents research results examining the effectiveness of peer review of search strategies on the number and quality of articles retrieved. *Speakers and organizers:* · *Dagmara Chojecki, Information Specialist, Institute of Health Economics (IHE), Edmonton, Canada* · *Julie Glanville, Associate Director, York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC), York, UK* · *David Kaunelis, Information Services Methods Specialist, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, Canada* *· **Carol Lefebvre, Independent Information Consultant, Lefebvre Associates Ltd., Oxford, UK / Co-Convenor, Cochrane Information Retrieval Methods Group* · *Monika Mierzwinski-Urban, Information Specialist, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, Canada* · *Carolyn Spry, Information Specialist, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, Canada* · *Lisa Tjosvold, Information Specialist, Institute of Health Economics (IHE), Edmonton, Canada* · *Siw Waffenschmidt,* *Head of Information Management Unit, German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), Cologne, Germany* For more information, please contact David Kaunelis, Chair of the HTAi Interest Sub-Group on Information Resources: [log in to unmask]