Dr Elayne Ahern shared her positive experience with the ESI Fellowship. She discussed the valuable skills she gained in Cochrane methodology, meta-analysis and qualitative evidence synthesis through the review process and ESI workshops. As an Associate Professor at UL, she used her fellowship experience to secure an ESI SWAR award in 2024, collaborating on the […]
The HIET-1 trial protocol has been published in The Journal of Clinical Epidemiology: Comparison of AI-assisted and human-generated plain language summaries for Cochrane reviews: protocol for a randomised trial (HIET-1) Led by ESI team members Prof. Declan Devane, KM Saif-Ur-Rahman, Dr. Nikita Burke PhD and Dr. Tom Conway, this protocol outlines a study exploring how […]
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Barbara Whelan, Acting Programme Manager and Research Fellow at Evidence Synthesis Ireland and Cochrane Ireland, will present at the HRB National Conference 2025. Barbara will present during Session 2: Evidence-informed policy making – What works and where are the gaps?, sharing findings from the R/ESSA project and on […]
Congratulations to Isabel O’Byrne, Alice McKeon, Laura Kosner, Maria Manneh and Aoife McMullen who received ESI Summer Scholarships. The ESI Summer Scholarships offer undergraduates a chance to learn important skills in evidence synthesis. Students work on projects that involve design, conducting, reporting, or translating knowledge. These projects can also include questions about methodology. It’s a great […]
Beyond the binary: integrating “real-world evidence” with randomized trials in contemporary health care Evidence Synthesis Ireland Director Prof Declan Devane, with Prof Martin O’Donnell (University of Galway), Birol Emir (Pfizer) and Stephen Watt (Pfizer) published a recent article in the Journal for Clinical Epidemiology. This paper outlines a new framework to promote the integration of […]
The first Evidence Synthesis Ireland (ESI) Summer School occurred at the University of Galway, drawing over 85 attendees from Ireland and beyond. Day 1 introduced participants to the fundamentals of evidence synthesis. Prof. Declan Devane set the stage with an overview of synthesis types and processes, followed by Dr. Linda Biesty’s session on formulating research […]
