Systematic Review & GRADE Analysis Workshop
About Systematic Review & GRADE Analysis Workshop
Join the 8-week interactive Systematic Review Workshop, led by experts, where you will gain comprehensive knowledge and practical experience in:
- conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy of treatment,
- a clinimetric review of measures, and/or
- a review of diagnostic criteria for a clinical area.
Meta-analysis and GRADE methods will also be included in the training for a transparent approach to rating the certainty of evidence and developing healthcare recommendations.
The Systematic Review Course has been successfully conducted at the University of Queensland QCPRRC annually for the past 18 years. The aims of the course is to conduct a systematic review and to proceed to publication. The course has lead to >100 publications between Professor Roslyn Boyd (course leader) and Professor Rob Ware (Professor of Biostatistics).
Workshop dates & topics
The Systematic Review workshop will be held on Fridays, 8.30am - 12.30pm (Queensland time) for 8 weeks, unless otherwise indicated.
Week 1 | Friday 5th February | Introduction; Framing your question; PubMed, Cochrane |
| Week 2 | Friday 12th February | Confirming Review uestion/aims, Endnote, Web of Science, Database search (PROSPERO, PRISMA, CINAHL, EMBASE) |
| Week 3 | Friday 19th February | Measuring Quality for Reporting, PEDro, |
| Week 4 | Friday 26th February | Clinimetric Systematic Reviews; Biostatistics pt. 1 (measures of reproducibility), COSMIN II |
| Break | Friday 5th March | Please note a one-week gap between Week 4 and Week 5 workshops. |
| Week 5 | Friday 12th March | Biostatistics pt. 2 (RCTs, statistical inference, continuous outcomes & binary outcomes) |
| Week 6 | Friday 19th March | Meta analysis including Network Met-analysis and Individual Patient Meta- analysis |
| Week 7 | Friday 26th March | GRADE Analysis (full-day workshop 8:30am-4:30pm) |
| Week 8 | Friday 2nd April | Clinical Practice Guidelines; Getting Published |
Pricing
| Domestic students (student ID required) | AUD $500 |
| Domestic non-students | AUD $1000 |
| USA participants | AUD $1380 | USD $1000 |
| Low-middle income countries | AUD $350 | USD $250 |
*All prices are charged in AUD. USD prices are provided as an estimate only, based on current exchange rates at the time of quoting.
Workshop Lecturers
- Professor Roslyn Boyd – Scientific Director of Queensland Cerebral Palsy Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland
- Doctor Sue Brennan – Cochrane Australia GRADE trainer, Monash University
- Professor Robert Ware – Biostatistician, Clinical Epidemiologist, Griffith University
- Professor Leanne Sakzewski – Conjoint Professor of Allied Health, Child Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland and Children’s Health Queensland.
- Mr David Honeyman - Librarian, University of Queensland Child Health Research Centre, Mater Research
- Doctor Andrea Burgess – Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Occupational Therapist, Queensland Cerebral Palsy Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland
The UQ Australian Cerebral Palsy Health Clinical CRE (commencing November 2025) aims to foster and develop current and future leaders in cerebral palsy research and clinical practice. Our vision for the future workforce for children with Cerebral Palsy is national capacity building comprising individuals (Medical/Allied health) with expertise in more than on key area of research and/or training (basic science/neuroscience, epidemiology, clinical/health services initiatives, and translation/implementation). The interdisciplinary nature and depth of research across broad research areas will enable clinical training across multiple discipline including: Medical, Newborn Medicine, Paediatrics, Neurology, Neurogenetics, Orthopaedics; Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Biomechanics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Knowledge Translation.