Special Journal Club Session: Critique a Systematic Scoping Review

Facilitated by Dr. Terry Klassen, this one hour session proceed through the concepts of methodically critiquing a systematic scoping review. Dr. Klassen is a world-renowned expert in the field of systematic reviews. He is the Founder of the Cochrane Child Health section of the Cochrane Collaboration and the Founding Director of Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence (ARCHE), a major contributor of systematic review research in child health. Dr. Klassen’s biography can be found on this Winnipeg Regional Health Authority website:: http://www.wrha.mb.ca/wave/2011/05/klassen.php.

 Be sure to save the date for this special journal club event!

Event:        MAHIP – Critical appraisal
Date:          Monday February 13 2012
Time:        11:30 am to 1 pm
Location:  Room 385, Neil John MacLean Health Sciences Library

 The Classic Pita Buffet will be the menu for the lunch: $10/ MAHIP members; $15/non-members.  Vegetarian diet requirements are accounted for in the menu.  Please RSVP your attendance NO LATER THAN Thursday February 9, 2012  4:30 pm to janet_rothney@umanitoba.ca  Total participant count is required for catering purposes.  The session will commence at 12 pm so please arrive between 11:30 am and 12 pm. 

The article for review is “Maximizing the Impact of Systematic Reviews in Health Care Decision Making: A Systematic Scoping Review of Knowledge-Translation Resources” (the link to the full-text article is provided below) : Milbank Quarterly Mar 2011; 89(1): 131-156. http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com/umanitoba?issn=0887-378X&issue=1&volume=89&date=2011&spage=131

Dr. Klassen will open the session with a definition of a scoping review, how it compares to a “regular” systematic review and possible implications in critiquing approach. The closest review model remains the Users’ Guides Critical Appraisal Worksheet for Systematic Review. For U of M employed members, this worksheet can be accessed at JAMAEvidence (after you login under your Personal Profile).

Special Journal Club Session: Critique a Systematic Review

Facilitated by Dr. Terry Klaasen, this one hour session proceed through the concepts of methodically critiquing a systematic review. Dr. Klaasen is a world-renowned expert in the field of systematic reviews. He is the Founder of the Cochrane Child Health section of the Cochrane Collaboration and the Founding Director of Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence (ARCHE), a major contributor of systematic review research in child health. Dr. Klaasen’s biography can be found on this Winnipeg Regional Health Authority website: http://www.wrha.mb.ca/wave/2011/05/klassen.php.

Be sure to save the date for this special journal club event! Lunch is provided. More information regarding any lunch costs and the citation information for the paper to be critiqued to follow.

Event:        MAHIP – Critical appraisal
Date:          Monday February 13 2012
Time:        12 pm to 1 pm
Location:  Room 385, Neil John MacLean Health Sciences Library 

This session is open to all MAHIP members. If you are not a member, membership information is available at: https://mahip.wordpress.com/mahip-membership/