GRADE Workshop (In-Person)

This two-day workshop guides participants through the comprehensive GRADE methodology, from defining PICO questions and outcomes to creating Summary of Findings tables using GRADEpro GDT software. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises, participants will learn how to assess evidence certainty by evaluating key domains, including methodological limitations, inconsistency, indirectness, imprecision, and publication bias. The workshop also covers evidence upgrading criteria and provides practical experience in creating Summary of Findings tables for systematic reviews of healthcare interventions.

Attendees will be enabled to:

• understand the basic principles of the GRADE approach and be able to comprehend the individual steps in the assessment of the evidence and their impact on the strength of the recommendation
• be able to create an evidence profile for a therapeutic intervention based on a systematic review
• have a basic understanding of the GRADE Software

Dates: 28th & 29th April 2025

Time: 10:00 – 16:00

Places: 25 available for individuals who are resident in Ireland & Northern Ireland

Location: The National University of Ireland, 49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2,D02 V583

Prices: General €250; Student €140

Prerequisites: Knowledge in conducting and/or using systematic reviews as well as the basic principles of evidence-based healthcare, and the critical appraisal of research studies, especially RCTs

Skill Level: Introductory

Target Audience: Systematic review authors, guideline developers, health and social care professionals, academics, researchers, postgraduate students, decision makers, Evidence Synthesis Ireland Fellows and other professionals

Facilitators:

Prof. Declan Devane, Director of Evidence Synthesis Ireland & Cochrane Ireland, Professor of Health Research Methodology, University of Galway

Dr KM Saif-Ur-Rahman, Research Fellow, University of Galway and Senior Research Methodologist, Evidence Synthesis Ireland

Philipp Kapp, Researcher, Institute for Evidence in Medicine, University of Freiburg