Evidence Synthesis Ireland SWAR Award June 2024 – Now OPEN
The latest Evidence Synthesis Ireland SWAR Award scheme round has been launched. We are pleased to announce that lead applicants can be from any Higher Education Institute in the world but must include a co-applicant from the island of Ireland. A SWAR can help provide evidence to inform decisions about how we plan, do and […]
ESI SWAR Awards 2024
Congratulations to the recipients of the SWAR Awards 2024. Dr Aoife O’Mahony (UCC), Prof Margaret McGrath (UCC) & Dr Elyane Ahern (UL) & their research teams will receive support to conduct a SWAR. What is a SWAR? A SWAR is a research study that can help provide evidence to inform decisions about how we plan, […]
Welcome ESI Summer Student – Caitriona Duffy
Evidence Synthesis Ireland is delighted to welcome ESI Summer Scholar Caitriona Duffy to our team for the summer months.
Free educational videos demystify systematic reviews
Four brief animations have been co-produced by ESI, Cochrane Crowd, and the public. They are designed for patients, the public, healthcare professionals, students and more, who want to learn about systematic reviews and the main steps involved in producing a review. They are free to use for teaching public and patient involvement. A systematic review is […]
ESI Northern Ireland
The Medical and Dental Education Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital hosted a workshop on An Introduction to Evidence Synthesis delivered by Prof. Bronagh Blackwood, ESI Northern Ireland lead, and Dr Jennifer McGaughey, ESI Affiliate. Participants delved into the significance of systematic reviews in evidence-based healthcare, exploring the steps involved in their design and conduct.
ESI Trainer Award 2024
Prof Pauline Meskell & Dr Linda Biesty were awarded the ESI Trainer Award 2024 to support Qualitative Evidence Synthesis at The Western University of Applied Sciences, Bergin and The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Alesund. This award will advance the research collaborations and capacity-building activities that QES team have established with co-founders of the […]
ESI PhD Update: Éle Quinn
The Peoples Review is an online shared learning project about systematic reviews. Systematic reviews are a useful tool to support decision-making because they bring together all available evidence on a topic to provide a balanced & comprehensive overview. This project will be available online through a custom-built, open-access website, to be launched in Summer 2024. […]
A blog for those who like in-person learning, buzz and engagement
There is a lot more excitement than usual around ESI headquarters… which is saying something. This is mainly because the coming months see three in-person workshops that we’ve been looking forward to. First up, there is a GRADE workshop taking place at the University of Galway on the 18th and 19th April. This workshop has […]
MSc in Evidence-Based Future Healthcare
ESI are pleased to partner with a new, fully online MSc in Evidence-Based Future Healthcare. This postgraduate course is designed for busy healthcare workers seeking to transform their current practice, optimise healthcare outcomes and advance their careers in a rapidly evolving field. The programme will be delivered by experts in evidence-based healthcare from the University […]
VESRA Project
Systematic Reviews Of Scientific Evidence On Vaccines And Capacity Building Activities for the EU Commission’s Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA). This funded project supports the activities of the EU/EEA National Immunisation Technical Advisory Groups’ (NITAGs) decision-making on national vaccination programmes, including COVID-19 vaccines. The consortium includes Cochrane Germany, Cochrane Austria, Cochrane Ireland, RKI and […]