Workshop type: Training.

Objective: To enable participants to (i) identify and access appropriate materials useful in teaching others how to start and complete a systematic review; (ii) decide on inclusion of program topics and models for in-person training; and (iii) provide examples of how to explain and to demystify the review process.

Summary:
The facilitators of this workshop will share their techniques for planning and implementing successful training workshops for systematic review authors.  Topics will include: resources to identify and access materials useful in teaching others; participants’ registration information needed to customize workshop content; and communication of complex concepts to novice review authors.

Targeted towards instructors or facilitators of training workshops, the session will include a brief presentation on each of the topics listed under objectives, two concurrent small group exercises for developing an agenda for a protocol development workshop, and identification of resources to develop workshop content followed by discussion. Examples of workshop evaluation instruments will be distributed.

Intended audience: People involved in training review authors.

Technical level expected of participants: Basic/Intermediate.