Introduction to Systematic Reviews for Food and Feed Related Topics

October 25, 2017 — 

The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to systematic review methodology with a focus on food and feed related topics. In this 1 ½ day workshop we will focus on applying the methodology to food and feed related topics.

The course will use a combination of seminars, group work and practical sessions to introduce the following topics:

• The role of systematic reviews and their impact
• How to develop a protocol for a systematic review
• Literature searching for food and feed related topics
• Risk of Bias tools for randomized controlled trials, observational studies and experiments.
• Data extraction
• Synthesis and meta-analysis
• Reporting and disseminating of systematic reviews

The course will be held October 31-November 1, 2017 in conjunction with the McKean Swine Diseases Conference at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine Room 2403-2404, Willke Suites.

For more information visit https://register.extension.iastate.edu/swinedisease/systematic-reviews-workshop or contact Dr. A O'Connor for more details (oconnor@iastate.edu)

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