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Attending the 9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium

admin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:15:55 +0000

Last February, I had the privilege of presenting a workshop at the 9th Annual Cochrane Canada Symposium.

It was a lovely conference amongst the masters and purists of Evidence Based Medicine. Our session, Using Social Media to Promote Evidence-Based Practice: A Primer on Blogs, Wikis, and Twitter, was very well received (abstract below).

ABSTRACT

Workshop 6: Using Social Media to Promote Evidence Based Practice

Background: This workshop provides an overview of three popular social media technologies, blogs, wikis and microblogging (e.g., Twitter, Yammer). The authors will show where to locate medical blogs and wikis on the social web and the type of information that can be found there to support evidence-based practice. Through a mix of didactic lecture, hands-on practice, and group discussion, this workshop provides an entry point for social media beginners.
Learning objectives: At the end of this workshop, participants will:

Understand blog, wiki and microblogging tools and how they are used in medicine
Have some basic knowledge of how to select one of the social tools examined to support evidence-based practice and medical education
Identify major blogging and wiki platforms to create accounts, new content and social networks
Be able to assess issues of privacy on various social media platforms
Contextualize workshop information for personal use in practice, research and continuing education

Format: A practical session that combines lecture, live demonstrations and practical exercises.

Equipment required: Participants can bring their laptops and mobiles. Internet access will be provided.

Knowledge level required: Some awareness of social media and basic knowledge of the web.

It is essential that I acknowledge my co-authors Dean Giustini (Lead), and Dan Hooker, for their hard work and collaboration in this project.

Cochrane Tutorial 2: Advanced and MeSH Queries in the Cochrane Library

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:23:05 +0000

For those of you who are interested in improving your academic medical literature querying skills, this tutorial from the Cochrane Collaboration should help.

I hope you like it.

I would like to thank @doctorblogs again for providing this link.

Introduction to the Cochrane Collaboration

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:45:23 +0000

For those of you who are new to the Cochrane Collaboration and are trying to get their mind wrapped around the last few blog posts, the following short tutorial should give you an nice introduction to the topic.

I hope you like it.

Thank you @doctorblogs for the link (YOU ROCK!)

Unclassified Handouts from the Cochrane Collaboration Author Training Workshop

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:09:11 +0000

Posted with the authors’ permission, I hope you like them.

Generic Headings for Cutting and Pasting into Tables

Arthur 2002 Paper Summary Sheet

Selected Tables from the Cochrane Review Handbook

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Also, stay tuned for more material from this workshop.

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Cochrane Collaboration Author Training Workshop Worksheet

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:52:34 +0000

Posted with the authors’ permission, I hope you like them.

Sections of a Cochrane Protocol

Excluded Study Form

GRADE Approach for the Quality of Outcome Evidence

Assessing Bias Worksheet

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Also, stay tuned for more material from this workshop.

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Roger Thomas’ Notes/Handouts for the Cochrane Collaboration Author Training Workshop

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:32:13 +0000

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Introductory Notes

Comparing Two Proportions

Methodological Questions That Must Be Solved

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Day Two of Cochrane Collaboration Author Training Workshop

admin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:56:07 +0000

Day 2 of 2 slides, published with the authors permission.

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Session 1: Selecting Studies for Inclusion/Exclusion

Session 2: Bias in Systematic Review Execution

Session 3: Data Extraction

Session 4: Analysis and Interpretation

Session 5: Completing Your Review

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Day One of Cochrane Collaboration Author Training Workshop

admin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:32:09 +0000

Day 1 of 2 slides, published with the authors permission.

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Session 1: Introduction, Goals, & Systematic Reviews

Session 2: Refine the Research Question

Session 3: Locating Studies for Inclusion

Session 4: Searching On-Line

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