| Seq #170 | Friday, 11 March 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10:45 AM-12:45 PM Baltimore Convention Center 335, Hands-on Workshop | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduction to Meta-analysis | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsored by: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Evidence-based Dentistry Network | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: This workshop is aimed at the researcher (both clinical and non-clinical) with no formal training in meta-analysis. It is intended to introduce the main concepts and principles that underpin quantitative evidence synthesis. Improving health and wellbeing from the consideration of isolated studies is problematic. Individual studies may be prone to sampling error through the inclusion of relatively limited numbers of participants. Furthermore, the study results and conclusions may not be readily generalized to wider groups beyond the study participants. Systematic reviews have been developed to address these problems and may include a quantitative data synthesis in the form of a meta-analysis. Meta-analysis is a powerful statistical tool that combines the results from individual studies, producing a quantitative summary across the different studies. Meta-analysis can be used both to combine the results of multiple studies into an overall summary and also to investigate how differences between the incorporated studies may affect their estimates of outcomes. The workshop will take an interactive approach to discussing the use and principles of meta-analysis in dental and craniofacial research. In addition to basic principles, the workshop will also examine the use of meta-analysis to investigate differences between studies (heterogeneity) and suggest appropriate software for analysis. The program is designed to give maximum opportunity for questions. Learning objectives • To understand the principles of meta-analysis • To understand when meta-analysis is appropriate • To understand what data are needed for meta-analysis • To understand how meta-analysis can be used to investigate heterogeneity in dental research Program 1) Introduction to meta-analysis: 30 minutes + 15 minutes discussion (David Moles, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, London, UK) 2) Investigating heterogeneity in meta-analysis: 30 minutes + 15 minutes discussion (Joseph Lau, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA) 3) General discussion: 30 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairperson: I. NEEDLEMAN | ||||||||||||||||||||
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