Dear all,
Please see below for details of this year's course on Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) organised by faculty from the University of Birmingham, UK and the University of Amsterdam. Please forward to those you think may be interested. Thank you.
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
Tel: +44 121 4147833
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Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy
Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th September 2019
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 of £695 includes course materials, a light breakfast, 2-course lunch and unlimited tea or coffee on the 3 days.
Closing date: 15th July 2019
Registration and further information: please see https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/mds/projects/HaPS/PHEB/diagnostic-research/courses/index.aspx
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