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[FRB-CESAB] Biodiversity knowledge synthesis: an introduction to meta-analyses and systematic reviews – 2024
Pre-registrations are now open (in French)!
To pre-register, fill in the form at the end of the page. Beware, the number of places being limited, successful applications will be confirmed in June.
The CESAB – Centre for Biodiversity Synthesis and Analysis – of the FRB is offering the second edition of the following training course: “Biodiversity knowledge synthesis: an introduction to meta-analyses and systematic reviews“. This five-day course aims to train researchers on the methods and techniques of meta-analyses and systematic reviews/maps applied to the field of biodiversity.
In addition, it will be an opportunity to become familiar with the various different tools available, both bibliographic (e.g., WOS; Zotero/Mendeley/Endnote) and statistical (R packages: metaDigisitise, metafor…), necessary for undertaking a review and meta-analysis.
The training course will be given in French and will take place from 30th September to October 4th 2023 at CESAB, in Montpellier. The price will be 150 € for the week, including lunch. Travel, accommodation and evening meals are at the expense of the participants.
Find more about the course on GitHub
A good command of R software is required, but it is not necessary to have previous experience in meta-analyses or systematic reviews.
In addition, a good level of French and English is required
List of organisers (in alphabetical order):
- Damien BEILLOUIN (Cirad – Hortys) : O, S
- Jonathan BONFANTI (Inrae – Eco&Sols) : O
- Sylvie CAMPAGNE (Station biologique de Roscoff) : O, S
- Nicolas CASAJUS (FRB-Cesab) : O, S
- Frédéric GOSSELIN (INRAE) : O
- Joseph LANGRIDGE (FRB-Cesab) : O, S
- Dakis-Yaoba OUEDRAOGO (Experte indépendante) : O, S
- Cathleen PETIT (FRB-Cesab) : O, S
- Romain SORDELLO (PatriNat) : O
- Lea TERRAY (PatriNat) : O, S
- Devi VEYTIA (FRB-Cesab) : O, S
This list includes the people who contributed to the organisation of the training course (O) and the speakers in 2024 (S).
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Workshop: 30 Sept – 4 Oct 2024
- Pre-registration opening
April 8th 2024
- Pre-registration closure
May 3rd 2024, midnight (CEST)
- Registration confirmation
June 2024
CESAB – FRB
5, rue de l’École de médecine
34000 Montpellier
Pre-programme
Monday 30th September 2024:
Morning:
– Welcome and presentation of the week.
– Introduction to knowledge synthesis.
– The usefulness of a systematic review protocol (a methodological paper).
– The importance of involving stakeholders.
Afternoon:
– Systematic literature searching: bibliographic databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, etc.), formulating search strings (PECO / PICO approach).
– Constitution and cleaning of the corpus (various tools)
Tuesday 1st October 2024 :
Morning :
– Article screening: systematic methods
– Article screening: eligibility criteria
Afternoon:
– Extraction of (meta-)data
– Qualitative synthesis and visualisation of (meta-)data
– Practical work session
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
Morning:
– Critical appraisal: understanding the importance of assessing levels of bias in meta-analysis / systematic reviews, and learning how to apply it.
– Introduction to quantitative approaches: calculation of effect-sizes; discover the different types of metrics e.g. d/g hedges, odd ratios (R package: metafor)
Afternoon:
– Quantitative data extraction: the tools available (R package: metaDigitise, plotdigitzer)
Quantitative synthesis: data visualisation e.g. forest plots, confidence intervals (R packages: ggplot2)
– Practical work session
– Risk of bias and interpretation of meta-analysis results
Thursday 3rd October 2024
– All day : Sub-group projects tailored to your needs. Time for applying methods e.g. planning a review, using R scripts to undertake a meta-analysis.
Friday 4 October 2024:
Morning :
– Debriefing of the week and presentation of the results of the sub-groups.
Morning:
– Welcome and presentation of the week.
– Introduction to knowledge synthesis.
– The usefulness of a systematic review protocol (a methodological paper).
– The importance of involving stakeholders.
Afternoon:
– Systematic literature searching: bibliographic databases (Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, etc.), formulating search strings (PECO / PICO approach).
– Constitution and cleaning of the corpus (various tools)
Tuesday 1st October 2024 :
Morning :
– Article screening: systematic methods
– Article screening: eligibility criteria
Afternoon:
– Extraction of (meta-)data
– Qualitative synthesis and visualisation of (meta-)data
– Practical work session
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
Morning:
– Critical appraisal: understanding the importance of assessing levels of bias in meta-analysis / systematic reviews, and learning how to apply it.
– Introduction to quantitative approaches: calculation of effect-sizes; discover the different types of metrics e.g. d/g hedges, odd ratios (R package: metafor)
Afternoon:
– Quantitative data extraction: the tools available (R package: metaDigitise, plotdigitzer)
Quantitative synthesis: data visualisation e.g. forest plots, confidence intervals (R packages: ggplot2)
– Practical work session
– Risk of bias and interpretation of meta-analysis results
Thursday 3rd October 2024
– All day : Sub-group projects tailored to your needs. Time for applying methods e.g. planning a review, using R scripts to undertake a meta-analysis.
Friday 4 October 2024:
Morning :
– Debriefing of the week and presentation of the results of the sub-groups.
Pre-registration form (in French)
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