South African Cochrane Centre
Workshops
GRADE and Summary of Findings workshop
You are invited to attend a two and a half day GRADE and Summary of Findings workshop hosted by the South African Cochrane Centre (SACC) in Cape Town from 4 to 6 June 2012.
What does the course offer?
After completion of the workshop, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the rationale for using the GRADE approach for rating the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
- Assess the quality of evidence using the GRADE approach
- Generate Summary of Findings Tables using GRADEpro software
Who should attend?
The workshop is open to Cochrane review authors from the SACC reference countries*. Preference will be given to those who have successfully completed a Cochrane Review. The course will facilitate a maximum of 20 participants.
*Benin, Botswana, Cameroun, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Date of workshop: 4-6 June 2012
Venue: MRC Conference Centre, MRC, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa
Cost: R750
Contact Person: Elizabeth Pienaar
e-mail: Elizabeth.Pienaar@mrc.ac.za
Tel: +27 (0) 21 938 0835
Fax: +27 (0) 21 938 0836
To register for this course, please complete the attached form.
Part sponsorship will be available for a limited number of attendees both from within and outside of South Africa.
The closing date for registration is 25 April 2012 for applicants for reference countries outside South Africa and 18 May 2012 for applicants from South Africa.
Should you have any questions, you are welcome to contact me.
Elizabeth Pienaar
Email: elizabeth.pienaar@mrc.ac.za
Tel: 021-938 0835
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