Tools for understanding and working with RevMan 5, Risk of Bias Tables, Summary of Findings Tables, GRADE, and other new things relevant to Cochrane reviews.

There have been some very important developments in regard to Cochrane methodologies for assessing a study's risk of bias and for judging the quality of evidence. If you are currently working on a Cochrane review of an intervention, it is imperative that you develop a close relationship with the latest edition of the Cochrane Handbook. In particular, you should read Chapters 8-16 on assessing the risk of bias; testing for reporting bias; the GRADE approach; the GRADEpro software; and summary of findings tables.

• "Bird's-eye view" of Risk of bias assessment and Summary of findings tables

Things you will need to have:

• The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
  (This is also available in chapter-sized pieces in the column to the left)
• RevMan 5
• GRADEpro

→ → → Resources for using the GRADE approach ← ← ←

Other useful PowerPoint presentations

• Risk of Bias
• Reporting Bias
• Statistical methods and other new material in the Cochrane Handbook

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