Level: None
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of the concepts of evidence-based medicine and clinical epidemiology; substantial experience searching a range of databases
Cost: $260 (nonmember, $310)
Attendance Maximum: 30

Instructor(s): Pamela C. Sieving, informationist/biomedical librarian, Library, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Offered: Saturday, May 20, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

In this course, participants will be able to critically read and evaluate a systematic review; identify appropriate topics for a review; plan the review process and document it with an appropriate protocol; identify search strategies and sources to search; understand, plan, and use an iterative strategy; evaluate identified resources; organize the evaluations; participate in preparing the review; and better assist their libraries' users who are involved in preparing systematic reviews.