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Introduction to Systematic Reviews - Part 1

Description:	This 2-hour workshop will help students and researchers new to systematic reviews to go through the basic steps of conducting a systematic review using the PRISMA 2020 Checklist. You will develop a searchable question, search databases, and export results to bibliographic management software. At the end of this workshop participants will be able to: Identify systematic reviews and meta-analysis, how they differ from narrative reviews, and their role in evidence-based practice. Describe the steps in conducting a systematic review using the PRISMA 2020 checklist. Develop a suitable research question and associated eligibility criteria (inclusion and exclusion criteria). Use advanced searching skills in a range of databases to identify research to answer the question. Include iterative searching to refine/expand results, hand searching and searching for grey literature. Manage search results by exporting to bibliographic software e.g. EndNote. We will introduce you to exporting results to Covidence, a systematic review software program that will save you time. There will be time for questions at the end. bring any systematic review concerns to the workshop This workshop is an updated version of the workshop we ran in February 2025 - Introduction to Systematic Reviews - Part 1. It will include a wider range of database searches, and a Q&A at the end. You are welcome to register for Introduction to Systematic Reviews - Part 2 on the 18th September. The second workshop includes additional material on the remaining steps of conducting a systematic review and is being led by academic Dr Nat Marshall. Please also see our library guide on Systematic Reviews. This session will be held online via Zoom: Time: Sep 11, 2025 10:00 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to start or join: https://macquarie.zoom.us/j/85285913385
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Date:	Thursday 11 September 2025
Time:	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Audiences	Graduate Research Supervisors Mid Career/Senior Researchers Graduate Research Students Early Career Researchers
Venue(s):	Online- Zoom
Facilitator(s):	Mary Simons
Enquiries:	jing.li1@mq.edu.au
Registration closes:	Thursday 11 September 2025 09:00 AM

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