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Health inequity (unnecessary, avoidable, and unjust differences in health) has been identified as a priority challenge by public policy and health and care organisations. There is increasing recognition of the importance of conducting systematic reviews through a ‘‘health equity lens’’ as they are a key resource for health and care decision makers. However, currently very few published reviews have incorporated health equity considerations. In this webinar, we will consider the reasons for this and how things are changing moving forward. We will discuss the different resources available to support reviewers in incorporating health equity in evidence synthesis, challenges faced, and future directions.
Target audience: Anyone with an interest in evidence synthesis, whether from the perspective of conducting, consuming, or funding research
Chair: Dr Katerina Panagaki, Lancaster University and Lead for Health Equity Mainstreaming, NIHR ARC NWC
Speakers: Dr Ffion Curtis is a Lecturer in Evidence Synthesis in the Liverpool Evidence Synthesis Group (LENS) at the University of Liverpool, and deputy chair of the NIHR ARC North West Coast Evidence Synthesis Methods Group. Ffion has been conducting research, teaching and consultancy in evidence synthesis for over a decade and has expertise across a broad range of evidence synthesis methods (e.g. interventions, qualitative, mixed methods). She has also developed various resources focusing on EDI in research to include evidence synthesis training resources for patients and members of the public, and an equality impact assessment toolkit for systematic reviews
Speakers: Dr Michelle Maden is a Lecturer in Evidence Synthesis in the Liverpool Evidence Synthesis Group (LENS) part of the Liverpool Review and Implementation Group (LRiG) at the University of Liverpool. She is a qualified information specialist with over 20 years of experience conducting all types of evidence synthesis. Michelle has worked on several large evidence synthesis grants funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and The UK Health Foundation. She delivers lectures and seminars on evidence synthesis methodology and supervises Master’s and PhD students undertaking systematic reviews. Her PhD (funded by CLARHC NWC) explored how systematic reviewers could incorporate health inequality considerations in systematic reviews. Michelle is a member of the ARC NWC MIDAS Information Specialists and Evidence Synthesis Sub-groups.