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| Fiona Campbell |
New Short Course - Scoping Reviews, Mapping Reviews and Evidence Gap Maps - Thursday 9th July 2020
Background: Demand for evidence synthesis to inform practice, policy and research agendas has grown exponentially over the last three decades. In response, systematic review methods have evolved to meet the increasingly diverse types of questions that systematic review methods are being used to address. An evidence synthesis approach that has emerged and is increasingly being used are the mapping review and evidence gap maps (EGMs). These are new tools, which complement existing approaches in the family of systematic methods of reviewing evidence. Typically, they seek to address a broader research question, where multiple types of intervention may be evaluated, such as preterm birth, epilepsy or intimate partner violence. EGMs provide a visual overview of existing evidence, schematically representing the types of interventions evaluated and outcomes reported. EGMs provide a useful tool for informing judgement and evidence-based decision-making in policy and practice by identifying ‘gaps’ where there is little or no evidence available and where future research should focus. While mapping reviews and EGMs have developed and been used to support policymaking in international development, they
have a broader applicability, which has seen them used more widely, with clear applicability to the health sector.
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| Mark Clowes |
Objectives:The purpose of this one-day short course is to introduce attendees to mapping reviews and EGMs, how they differ from other systematic reviews, examples of how they are used, methods, and how to produce an EGM.
Early bird booking for this course will close 9th May 2020
Standard booking will close 25th June 2020
Link to further course information: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/