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Dear colleagues, Please see below for details of the2017 course on Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy organised by faculty from the University of Birmingham, UK and the University of Amsterdam. Three free registrations are available for Cochrane review authors who have a registered Cochrane DTA review title. See website for details. Best wishes, Yemisi Yemisi Takwoingi Senior Research Fellow in Biostatistics Test Evaluation Research Group Institute of Applied Health Research Public Health Building University of Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy course, 4th to 6th September 2017<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birmingham.ac.uk%2Fresearch%2Factivity%2Fmds%2Fprojects%2FHaPS%2FPHEB%2Fdiagnostic-research%2Fcourses%2Findex.aspx&data=02%7C01%7Chmillward%40cochrane.org%7C9a99293ceafe4532e93508d45078e944%7Cb6c2e21e4db74533916398c1451c1caa%7C0%7C0%7C636221928986597468&sdata=uXMYl03NJKOXMTcCM58ZpbJgAZbTOVeUqefuuUfjQJ0%3D&reserved=0> Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy Monday 4th to Wednesday 6th September 2017 Birmingham, UK This three-day course is 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 (DTA) studies. The course will be delivered through a mixture of interactive presentations, discussions and hands-on computer exercises. Learning objectives At the end of the course, participants should be able to: * Appreciate the diversity of test usage and study designs * Understand potential risk of bias and concerns regarding applicability * Understand the concept underlying approaches to meta-analysis * Explore heterogeneity * Create different types of analysis (in RevMan and Stata) * Summarise results and draw appropriate conclusions Course faculty * Patrick Bossuyt, Professor (Clinical Epidemiology) Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands * Jon Deeks, Professor (Biostatistics) Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK * Clare Davenport, Senior Clinical Lecturer Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK * Mariska Leeflang, Epidemiologist Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Sue Mallett, Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK * Yemisi Takwoingi, Senior Research Fellow in Biostatistics Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, UK Course fee Course fee including materials and refreshments is £695. Registration and contact information For registration and additional information, please see http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/projects/HaPS/PHEB/diagnostic-research/courses/index.aspx. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.