Further Useful Resources

Introduction to systematic review and meta-analysis

www.coursera.org/learn/systematic-review

Statistical reasoning for public health 1: Estimation, inference, & interpretation

www.coursera.org/learn/statistical-reasoning-1

Statistical reasoning for public health 2: Regression methods

www.coursera.org/learn/statistical-reasoning-2

Innovations in data collection, management, and archiving for systematic reviews

http://brown.edu/academics/public-health/research/evidence-based-medicine/sites/brown.edu.academics.public-health.research.evidence-based-medicine/files/uploads/Li_2015_Innovations%20in%20data%20collection_management_and%20archiving%20for%20systematic%20reviews.pdf

Link to critical appraisal and data extraction for systematic reviews of prediction modelling studies: The CHARMS checklist

http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001744#s4

TED talk – Battling bad science: Dr Ben Goldacre explains why it is important to critically appraise the evidence with examples taken from nutrition claims and the pharmaceutical industry.

www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science?language=en

TED talk – What doctors don’t know about the drugs they prescribe: Dr Ben Goldacre explains why these unreported instances of negative data are especially misleading and dangerous. A useful and entertaining overview of publication bias.

www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_what_doctors_don_t_know_about_the_drugs_they_prescribe?language=en

PRISMA

www.ohri.ca