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by Tom Conway Evidence Synthesis Ireland finished off the 2021/2022 academic year with a bang as we hosted two online workshops in the last weeks of June. Carol Lefebvre, an independent [...]

The webinar covered: – what living systematic reviews are and how they differ from traditional systematic reviews – evidence of their feasibility based on a pilot project and ongoing [...]

Congratulations to the 2022 mentees for the Communication with the Public Mentorship scheme, Dr Paula Byrne, Dr Jenny McSharry and Ms. Sallyanne Duncan. Read more about the scheme, which will [...]

Scoping reviews are increasingly being applied as an approach to synthesise evidence. In this webinar, Associate Professor Zachary Munn will provide an introduction to scoping reviews, including [...]

Researchers trying to assess the methodological quality of qualitative research face a bewildering choice from over 100 available tools and checklists. When Professor Booth worked with colleagues [...]

For many clinical conditions there may be more than two competing interventions. In a systematic review, network meta-analysis is a statistical option for comparing three or more interventions by [...]

New investment in Evidence Synthesis Ireland (ESI) will enable this innovative all-island initiative to advance evidence synthesis and consolidate its international reputation for excellence, as [...]

Communicating clearly the findings of evidence syntheses to patients and the public can be challenging, yet possible. Increased health research literacy means a better informed public. Improved [...]