Ahlam A. Saleh Research Librarian Arizona Health Sciences Library University of Arizona.

Ahlam A. SalehResearch Librarian

Arizona Health Sciences LibraryUniversity of Arizona

Librarians partnering in learningInsights from two health professional

systematic review workshops

• Who: Nursing professionals, nursing students, information professionals

• What: Joanna Briggs Institute Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Programme

• Where: Various locations

• When: Annual

• Duration: 5 days

• Instructors: 2 (Nursing Faculty)

Joanna Briggs Institute Workshop

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• 70 globally1. USA Dallas (ESG)2. USA Indiana (JBC)3. USA Louisiana (JBC)4. USA Oklahoma (JBC)5. USA Texas (JBC)6. USA San Francisco (JBC)7. UCSF Medical Center (EIG)

Collaboration Centres

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Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI)

• Established in 1996• International not-for-profit based at the University of

Adelaide, South Australia• “promote and support the synthesis, transfer and utilization

of evidence through identifying feasible, appropriate, meaningful and effective healthcare practices to assist in the improvement of healthcare outcomes globally”

Retrieved from: http://joannabriggs.org/about.html

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• JBI Process• Quantitative and qualitative synthesis• Lecture & hands-on activities◦ Develop and present protocol◦ Learn to use JBI specific software

JBI – Workshop Focus

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JBI Training Schedule

• Day 1◦ Intro to JBI & SRs; question,

search strategy, CReMS software

• Day 2◦ Quantitative reviews; critical

appraisal • Day 3◦ Meta-analysis; forest plots;

data extraction, MAStARI software

• Day 4◦ Qualitative reviews; critical

appraisal, meta-synthesis, QARI trial software

• Day 5◦ More qualitative evidence;

protocol presentations & feedback

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JBI Training - Librarians

• Two librarian attendees• Shared expertise with

nursing attendees◦ Database selection and search

strategy consultation ◦ Feedback during protocol

presentations

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JBI Training- Interactions

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JBI Workshop Outcomes

• Protocol draft• JBI reviewer certification• Established new collaborations • Librarian expertise awareness

• Who: Personnel in healthcare decision-making, industry, academic research, graduate training

• What: Training Program in Meta-Analysis

• Where: University of Arizona, Center for Health Outcomes & PharmacoEconomic Research, College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ

• When: Annual

• Duration: 3 days

• Instructors: 5 (Pharmacy, Nursing, and Library Science Faculty)

Training in Meta-Analysis Workshop

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• Meta-analysis (MA)• Overall process: protocol development, literature search,

study selection, data extraction, performing and interpreting meta-analysis

• Lecture & hands-on activities

Workshop Focus

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Class Cohort 2014

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Training Schedule

• Day 1◦ Protocol outline, question,

criteria, screening and extraction forms, literature search

• Day 2◦ Study selection, data

extraction, estimates of effect and variability, fixed and random effects models, heterogeneity

• Day 3◦ Evaluating meta-analyses,

assessing risk of bias, examining bias, MA of diagnostic accuracy, subgroup analysis, meta-regression, conceptual and methodological issues in MA

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Teamwork

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Librarian Teaching

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Last Day - Q & A

• Enhanced understanding meta-analysis methods• Enriched team relationship• Established new collaborations

Workshop Outcomes

• Arizona Health Sciences Library• JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Programme,

2014, Indiana Center for Evidence Based Nursing Practice • Training Program in Meta-analysis, 2014, Center for Health

Outcomes & PharmacoEconomic Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona

Acknowledgements