How to Conduct Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses to Improve Environmental Health Policy and Decision-Making

Systematic reviews are increasingly becoming the gold standard for reviewing environmental health related science. The UCSF Environmental and Translation For Health (EaRTH) Center is organizing two full-day in-person workshops where you can learn from our experts on "How to Conduct Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses to Improve Environmental Health Policy and Decision-Making”. Join us Thursday, February 13th for the beginner session and on Friday, February 14th for the advanced session.

This series of workshops will teach the key steps to conducting best practice systematic review, including problem identification, protocol development, study search strategy, ‘risk of bias’ assessment and evidence synthesis. Additionally, participants will learn how to conduct ‘risk of bias’ assessments and understand the important biases to consider in environmental epidemiological studies and the limitations of various tools currently used to inappropriately remove studies from a body of evidence. Finally, they will learn how to conduct meta-analysis when appropriate, to inform a bottom-line and actionable summary of the evidence. The advanced workshop will benefit scientists with experience in conducting systematic reviews who want to delve deeper into methodological issues.

This workshop is being offered free of charge to attendees, providing incredible value at no cost. However, space is limited, and we kindly ask that you only register if you can fully commit to attending the entire day for the workshop you are registering for.