Session 3b
Writing Systematic Reviews for Medicine-related Research Postgraduate Students
| Date: |
24 April 2025 (Day 1) |
| Time: |
14:30 - 16:00 |
| Speaker: |
Dr. Clarence Wang |
| Location: |
Digital Scholarship Lab |
Systematic reviews have become increasingly important in contemporary evidence-based medicine. They provide syntheses of the state of knowledge to inform clinical practices and future research focuses. Writing (and publishing) systematic reviews is an essential component of many research postgraduate programs worldwide. With reference to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) (2020), this workshop will help participants master the structural and language features of a systematic review. Examples of authentic reviews in medicine-related fields will be used to illustrate these features. Participants will be able to articulate and practice ways to enhance the clarity of a systematic review in reporting why the review was done, what the reviewers did, and what they found, in the context of existing knowledge.