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Meta-analysis

Concept Programme

MONDAY 5 APRIL 2027

08.45 Registration  
09:00 Introduction to the course
Prof. dr. Olaf Dekkers
 
09:10 Meta-analysis: Why & how?
Prof. dr. Olaf Dekkers
 
10:15 Break  
10:30 The statistical approach
Prof. dr. Olaf Dekkers
 
11:30 Heterogeneity and risk of bias
Dr. Charlotte Gaasterland
 
12:45 Lunch break (lunch not covered)  
13:15 Pooling effect estimates I
Prof. dr. Saskia le Cessie
 
14:15 Practical 1: Pooling effects
Prof. dr. Saskia le Cessie
 
15:15 End of day 1  

TUESDAY 6 APRIL 2027

08:45 Registration 
09:00 Heterogeneity: Statistical
Prof. dr. Saskia le Cessie
10:00 Publication bias
Prof. dr. Olaf Dekkers
10:30 Break
10:45 AI tools for systematic reviews
Drs. Lodewijk Pet
11:30 Practical 2: Risk of bias analysis
Dr. Charlotte Gaasterland
12:30 Lunch break (lunch not covered)
13:15 Publication bias: Statistical
Prof. dr. Saskia le Cessie
14:00

Pooling effect estimates: binary outcomes

Prof. dr. Saskia le Cessie

14:45 Break
15:00 Practical 3: Publication bias and meta regression
Prof. dr. Saskia le Cessie
16:00 End of day 2

WEDNESDAY 7 APRIL 2027

08:45 Registration 
09:00

Pooling different effect measures
Prof. dr. Olaf Dekkers

10:00 Practical 4: Binary outcomes
Prof. dr. Saskia le Cessie
11:00

Break

11:15 Network meta-analysis
Prof. dr. Olaf Dekkers
12:00 Lunch break (lunch not covered)
13:00

Practical 5: Network meta-analysis

Prof. dr. Saskia le Cessie

14:00

Tips and tricks for data-extraction
Prof. dr. Saskia le Cessie

15:00 Final remarks + evaluation
15:15 End of course