Systematic Reviews Event (sponsored by Covidence)

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Event Start May 14, 2026 9:30 am	Event End May 14, 2026 4:30 pm	Booking closes May 8, 2026 9:30 am
Location Newcastle University - Stephenson Building

This session will run in person.

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We are excited to announce our Systematic Review event, sponsored by Covidence and hosted by Newcastle University.

This event will be an opportunity to share knowledge and network with fellow professionals.

Programme :

09:30 – 09:35 | Welcome and housekeeping: opening remarks and overview of the day (5 mins)

09:35 – 10:15 | Session 1: Overview of Evidence Synthesis – Covidence (40 mins)

10:15 – 10:50 | Session 2: The Power of PRESS: Enhancing systematic search strategies through peer review – Cheryl Francis and Elaine Andrew, University of Sunderland (40 mins)

10:55 – 11:10 | Morning tea/coffee break (15 mins)

11:10 – 11:50 | Session 3: They Asked for Everything: The Case of the Systematic Review that Swallowed the Library – Liesl Rowe, Leeds Beckett University (40 min)

11:50 – 12:30 | Session 4: Covidence as a teaching tool and demonstration of new dashboard. Covidence (40 mins)

12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch break (60 mins)

13:30 – 14:10 | Session 5: “Is it a systematic review though? Is it really? Really? Are you sure?”; Identifying the review type, and providing systematic review support for non-medical students. Ryan Woodward and Louise Masson, Newcastle University (40 min)

14:10 – 14:20 | Comfort break (10 mins)

14:20 – 15:00 | Session 6: Patients present with….a chronic case of systematic review. Exploring courses of treatment within Medical Sciences subject support. Medical Sciences Liaison Team Newcastle University (40 min)

15:00 – 15:30 | Round table discussion on systematic reviews: open discussion on Systematic Reviews: challenges, innovations, and future directions. (30 min)

15:30 – 15:40 | Closing remarks, thankyou and farewell (10 mins)

16:00 | Join Covidence for drinks on them from 4pm – we hope to see you there. Pub location to be announced.

Any queries get in touch with Ryan Woodward, based at Newcastle University: ryan.woodward@ncl.ac.uk.

Initially, we will be limiting attendance to two members from each ALN institution. We will be opening up booking to both non ALN members (as well as additional attendees from ALN institutions) 8 weeks before the event on the 19th of March. If you’d like to be added to a waiting list for this, please drop Ryan a message.

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