Session Information
2008 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Meta-Analysis: Principles and Practice
Track:
Educational Sessions
Program Code: 256-L04
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Time: 8:00 AM to 9:50 AM EST
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
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Kevin Moores, PharmD, Associate Professor (Clinical); and Director, Division of Drug Information Service, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa
PRESENTER(S):
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Kevin Moores, PharmD, Associate Professor (Clinical); and Director, Division of Drug Information Service, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa Frank Pucino, PharmD, BCPS, Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader, National Institutes of Health
SPEAKER:
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Kevin Moores, PharmD, Associate Professor (Clinical); and Director, Division of Drug Information Service, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- Assess the implications of publication bias and heterogeneity in the application of meta-analysis results.
- Describe the type of therapeutic question and evidence characteristics amenable to meta-analysis.
- Discuss issues of meta-analysis methods that support valid conclusions.
- Evaluate the literature search, study selection process, and methods of data extraction used in a meta-analysis.
- Explain the use of a forest plot as well as identifying the important characteristics of individual studies on the interpretation of meta-analysis results.
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