Health equity considerations in evidence synthesis: why and how? (In-Person Workshop)

Who is this relevant for? This workshop is addressed to those who want to do systematic reviews. Open to all (incl. ARC NWC staff, Public Advisers, and colleagues from all sectors, whose organisations are ARC NWC or CoREN members) provided they are currently involved in a systematic review or have one planned for the near future.

Requirements: Attendees are strongly encouraged to attend the webinar “An introduction to health equity in evidence synthesis” or watch the recording prior to attending this workshop, as certain knowledge will be presumed on the day.
Short description of webinar: Health inequity 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. During this workshop we will explore different resources available to support you in incorporating health equity in evidence synthesis and discuss the strengths and limitations of the different approaches. There will be a practical session where you will have the opportunity to apply existing heath equity guidance and resources to an example systematic review. This will include thinking about health equity in the design, conduct, and reporting of different types of systematic reviews.

By the end of this workshop, you will:

• Understand the importance of considering health equity in evidence synthesis
• Be able to identify population characteristics relevant for health equity
• Be able to identify evidence synthesis health equity guidance and resources
• Know how to incorporate health equity considerations in the design, conduct and reporting of your review
• Be motivated to consider health equity in future reviews!

Organiser: Dr Katerina Panagaki, Lancaster University and Lead for Health Equity Mainstreaming, NIHR ARC NWC
Workshop Facilitators: 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.
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.

Registration details to follow.