Training/Workshops

MacGRADE Workshop/Training Information Form

Thank you for your interest in MacGRADE workshops and training. Please tell us a little more about your organization and how we can help you meet your goals with a GRADE workshop.

Grade Workshops can be designed to suit your organizations needs, but are typically organized as either 1, 1^1/2, or 3 day sessions. Please review the sample 3 day workshop agenda provided to assist you in determining your needs.

SCHEDULE	DAY 1
9:00 – 9:45	Overview of evidence and GRADE approach – evidence for effects of interventions and other criteria to make recommendations for interventions; evidence for tests
9:45 – 10:00	Short exercise: Framing the question for interventions and tests
10:00 – 10:30	Synthesising the evidence from RCTs and non-RCTs
10:30 – 11:00	Break
	Interventions:
11:00 – 11:30	Risk of bias of RCTs for intervention (new tool RoB 2.0)
11:30 – 13:00	Exercise: Risk of bias of RCTs for intervention (new tool RoB 2.0)
13:00 – 13:45	Lunch
13:45 – 15:00	Risk of bias of non-RCTs for interventions using ROBINS-I (Lecture and Hands on-work)
15:00 – 15:15	Break
15:15 – 17:00	Exercise: Risk of bias of non-RCTs for interventions using ROBINS-I

SCHEDULE	DAY 2
9:00 – 9:30	GRADE the evidence: Risk of Bias
9:30 – 10:30	GRADE the evidence: Indirectness, Inconsistency, imprecision, publication bias
10:30 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 11:30	GRADE the evidence: Upgrading for non-randomised studies
11:30 – 12:00	Presenting the evidence using GRADEpro GDT
12:00 – 13:00	Exercise: GRADE the evidence
13:00 – 13:45	Lunch
13:45 – 15:00	Questions about GRADE for interventions
15:00 – 15:15	Break
15:15 – 16:00	Screening and Tests: Developing the question Assessing the certainty of the evidence for tests using GRADE (overview)
16:00 – 17:00	Assessing Risk of bias, Indirectness, Inconsistency, imprecision, publication bias and Upgrading

SCHEDULE	DAY 3
9:00 – 9:45	Introduction to Evidence to Decision Framework and GRADEpro
9:45 – 10:30	Evidence for additional criteria for Evidence to Decision Framework: Patient values and preferences
10:30 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 13:00	Evidence for additional criteria for Evidence to Decision Framework: Equity, acceptability, feasibility and Assessing certainty of evidence (e.g. CERQUAL)
13:00 – 13:45	Lunch
13:45 – 15:00	Using the Evidence to Decision Framework to make recommendations: In-person and electronically (Panel Voice)
15:00 – 15:30	Break
15:30 – 16:45	Making and Wording of recommendations
16:45 – 17:00	Wrap-up and Q&A

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