The ALIA Connection: Reflections of the ALIA Leadership Bursary
Report from the recipient of the ALIA / HLG Leadership Bursary which is part of the HLG Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2024-2025 from the UK
AI methods in evidence synthesis: free Cochrane Training (1H, 2025)
Several free webinars are available in this area in the first half of 2025
They are recorded so can be viewed on demand
The full list of Cochrane Live Learning events can be viewed here and if you scroll down then the archive of recorded webinars is available for viewing
The HLA Videos page may also be of interest
Using Covidence to maximise efficiency for systematic reviews – 🎦 now available
🎦 Watch Recording (Passcode: &R&7CZIQ)
HLA Lunchtime Session
🕐 When: 7 November, 2024 1pm – 2pm AESDT
👫 Presenters: Julie Brown – Covidence; Cassandra Gorton – Monash Health
💲 Cost: Free
🌏 Location: Zoom
https://alia-org-au.zoom.us/j/87053060189?pwd=3zOUVYtCpGjkz09daElV9EaTvY3FJ2.1
Meeting ID: 870 5306 0189 / Passcode: 843323
Covidence is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to streamline the systematic review process. In this webinar Julie Brown, a consultant systematic reviewer from Covidence, will explain how Covidence can support the production of high-quality systematic and other literature reviews through:
● Workflow management, collaboration and administrator oversight
● Screening processes including automation and machine learning
● Customisable data extraction tools
● User-friendly resources including the Knowledge Base, Academy and downloadable resources such as e-books.
Cassandra Gorton, Manager, Access and Discovery at Monash Health will provide her ‘real-world’ experiences of using Covidence and how Monash Health get the most value from this resource. Cassandra will also demonstrate the Covidence integration with LibKey Nomad.
Evidence-Based Practice Librarians’ Institute (18-22 Nov, Brisbane)
The Australian Evidence-Based Practice Librarians’ Institute (AEBPLI) is an introduction to Evidence-Based Practice, focusing on question building, searching, critical appraisal of the literature, and advanced topics related to systematic reviews. Facilitated by health sciences librarians from Australia and the US, the curriculum combines content in engaging large group lectures with small group sessions for practising concepts. It is a four-day immersive residential program for hospital and academic librarians to work together in a supportive environment.
Website : https://sites.google.com/site/australianebpli/home
Registration Link : https://www.alia.org.au/EventDetail?EventKey=AEBPLI24
⏱ Registrations close 1st November
Date: 18-22 November, 2024
Location: Bond Brisbane, Spring Hill
Information is available on the website and all enquiries can be directed to aebpli.convenor@gmail.com
There are limited places for this Institute, so please don’t delay in registering.
Identifying Unpublished Clinical Trial Data for Evidence Synthesis – Glanville, Lefebvre
Happening soon at a Australian unfriendly viewing time, but can watch later at a more convenient time up to 30 days post-event
https://instats.org/seminar/identifying-unpublished-clinical-trial-d5
This workshop provides an overview of identifying clinical trials and trial results for systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses. It covers sources such as trials / trials results registers, regulatory agency sources, and other novel resources. Participants will learn how to search the above sources, how to manage search results and report their searches.
For this course, we are partnering with Instats, an organization that provides training and expert support / consultancy, as well as open access to research networks, forums and job opportunities. An official Instats certificate of completion will be provided at the conclusion of the course
The course fee is 216 GBP, 259 EUR, 280 USD, 393 AUD or 1,991 CNY