Evidence Synthesis & Meta-Analysis in R Conference

We invite you to join us for the Evidence Synthesis Hackathon’s online Evidence Synthesis & Meta-Analysis in R Conference (#ESMARConf), to be held on January 21st and 22nd 2021. ESMARConf includes an exciting programme of talks, workshops, and interactive sessions that address the following:

• Presentations of packages designed to assist reviewers across evidence synthesis stages, from planning to communication
• Demonstrations integrating evidence synthesis packages into an interoperable pipeline in R
• Novel applications of R packages in an evidence synthesis context
• Automating evidence synthesis in R
• Assisting novices to R in performing evidence syntheses with the aid of graphical user interfaces

Registration

We encourage you to register to participate in the conference if you are interested in the following: Development of R packages focused on some aspect of evidence synthesis (including systematic review, evidence maps, scoping reviews, rapid reviews) or meta-analysis (including quantitative synthesis methods like meta-regression, network meta-analysis, etc.); Combinations of multiple different packages in R designed for evidence synthesis or meta-analysis in a novel way; or Uses of R packages developed for other purposes (e.g. bibliometrix) in an evidence synthesis or meta-analysis. You can register by following this link: https://forms.gle/LNWrPND8zwcBv1pQ8.

Further information

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