Systemic Reviews Part 2: Completing a Review

This one-day course will be offered via Zoom only. Attendance is required as it will not be recorded.

This course is designed for students who have completed “Systematic Reviews Part 1: Starting a review” on 9/19/2024.

Students will learn to interpret the results of meta-analysis, including evidence of heterogeneity, assess included studies for risk of bias, evaluate risk of reporting biases (i.e., selective non-reporting of studies and results), rate confidence in a body of evidence using GRADE, and report results following the PRISMA guidelines.

Instructor: Evan Mayo-Wilson

Evan Mayo-Wilson, MPA, DPhil is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health where he teaches a course on systematic reviews. He has led large systematic reviews and clinical guidelines, including reviews for the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE, UK). Dr. Mayo-Wilson is the Associate Editor for Systematic Reviews for the American Journal of Public Health. His research focuses on ways to improve systematic reviews and meta-analyses. He is an author of multiple reporting guidelines for clinical trials and systematic reviews, including PRISMA 2020.

Registration fees:

• UNC Chapel Hill Students: $0, with a $35 deposit to hold your spot (deposit is refundable upon your attendance for at least 66% of the course)
• UNC Chapel Hill Faculty/Staff/Postdoc/Resident/Visiting Scholars: $80
• University (Non UNC Chapel Hill) Student/Employee (must have active university email): $105
• Government/Non-Profit/Corporate: $130

Additional course information:

• Cancellation/ Refund Policy: A full refund will be given to those who cancel their registration no later than 10 days prior to the course. If you cancel within the 10 days prior to the class, no refund will be given. Please allow 30 days to receive your refund.
• Zoom link will be sent prior to the course. Registration must be made at least 1 day prior to the course date to receive the Zoom link.

For questions regarding this class, please contact Jill Stevens at jill_stevens@unc.edu