Past events
Danish EBM Network Symposium
When: 9 April 2025 from 3:o0 PM to 6:00 PM with subsequent dinner
Where: Kosmopol, Copenhagen
We will have two online presentations by Anna-Noel Storr and Ella Flemyng from Cochrane, and Kristian Thorlund from McMaster University will come and give us some exciting presentations at the symposium about artificial intelligence in systematic reviews. Read more here.
Qualitative Evidence Synthesis – A Practical Approach
When: 4 March 2025 from 12:00 noon to 12:45 PM (CET)
Where: Zoom
Join us for an insightful webinar, "Qualitative Evidence Synthesis – A Practical Approach," where Merete Bjerrum, director at the JBI Danish Centre of Systematic Reviews and professor at Aalborg University, will guide you through effective methods for synthesizing qualitative research. Whether you're new to the field or looking to refine your skills, this session will provide practical tools and strategies for conducting high-quality evidence synthesis. Don’t miss the chance to enhance your research toolkit and connect with fellow professionals in the field!
Adaptive platform trials and Trials Within Cohorts (TwiCs)
When: 13 December 2024 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM (CET)
Where: Zoom
For evaluating behavioral interventions, designs such as TwiCs (Trials within Cohorts) and platform trials are particularly valuable, enabling continuous assessment and improvement of interventions in clinical settings.
In this seminar, post doc and project leader Alain Amstutz from University of Bristol (Bristol Medical School, Population Health Sciences UK) and the Division of Clinical Epidemiology in Basel will give a presentation on adaptive platform trials and Trials Within Cohorts (TwiCs)
Multiplicity
When: 20 November 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (CET)
Where: Zoom
It is best practice for a trial to have a single pre-specified primary outcome and measure of effect, in order to minimize Type I error. However, it is often the case that the collected data can give a variety of useful insights, e.g. secondary outcomes, patient or intervention subgroups; but care is then needed when interpreting significance levels. Accounting for such "multiplicity" is often done poorly in randomized trials, and even more so in meta-analysis.
In this seminar, senior statistician David Fisher from the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London will give a short presentation on ongoing work in this area from the perspective of meta-analysis in oncology, and will then facilitate a wider discussion.
Clinical trials with integrity issues - how to identify them and reduce their impact on evidence-based medicine
When: Tuesday 29 October 2024 at 13:00 (CET)
Where: Zoom
There has recently been an increasing attention on how problematic trials with potentially untrustworthy data may adversely influence the medical literature. For example, by distorting meta-analysis results in systematic reviews.
Untrustworthy data can arise due to honest mistakes in data handling, but also intentionally through fabrication or falsification of data. Unfortunately, such trials are typically not detected using conventional risk of bias tools.
Professor Alison Avenell from the University of Aberdeen has considerable experience with integrity issues in clinical trials and has participated in the development of the REAPPRAISED checklist for assessing integrity issues in research papers, and is also involved in the development of the INSPECT-SR tool for detecting problematic trials in systematic reviews.
In this webinar, Professor Avenell will talk about which integrity checks to use with practical examples, and how to reduce the impact of these trials on results from systematic reviews.
The use of AI in systematic reviews
When: 10 October 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (CEST)
Where: Zoom
In this seminar, we will feature a presentation by Professor James Thomas, who will present on the use of AI in Systematic reviews. Professor James Thomas is Principal Investigator of the Evidence Reviews Facility for the Department of Health and Social Care, England. Read more here.
Artificial intelligence and radiology
When: 17 September 2024 from 01:00 PM (CEST)
Where: Zoom
In this webinar, Dr. Jonathan Frederik Carlsen from Rigshospitalet will present some of his research in radiology, with an emphasis on the use of artificial intelligence.
Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis and Network Meta-analysis
When: Friday 24th May 2024 from 10:00 to 12:30 (CEST)
Where: Zoom
Center for Evidence-Based Psychiatry (CEBP) in Region Zealand is hosting this seminar. Cand.psych. Maria Quistgaard will introduce the protocol for her planned PhD project, which aims to combine IPD with Network Meta-Analysis (NMA). Maria is affiliated with CEBP. Senior statistician David Fisher from the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London will discuss the benefits of integrating IPD and NMA methodologies in meta-analysis. More info here.
Symposium in the Danish EBM Network
When: Monday 8th April 2024 from 15:00 to 18:00 (CET)
Where: Kosmopol, Fiolstræde 44, 1171 Copenhagen, Denmark
The presenters (and topics) at this symposium will be Monica Hultcrantz (GRADE for assessing and communicating evidence), Jorien Laermans (Knowledge Translation) and Harald Herkner (Inclusion in clinical trials vs clinical practice). Read more on the sign-up page here.
Exploring Heterogeneity in Prevalence Reviews
When: Tuesday 19th March 2024 from 13:00 to 14:00 (CET)
Where: Online via Zoom
Does it make sense to pool prevalence studies together? For instance, what does it mean that the average risk of lower back pain during pregnancy is 59% based on 25 studies from different countries? Can we use existing statistical measures to determine how much the studies differ? And what does heterogeneity mean for our interpretation of pooled results? Celina Borges Migliavaca will help enlighten us on these topics in this webinar.
Surrogate Endpoints in Trials: Friend or Foe (NB new date)
When: Thursday 14th December 2023 from 13:00 to 14:00 (CET)
Where: Online via Zoom
Are you ready to dive into the fascinating world of clinical trials and medical research? Join us for an enlightening webinar on "Surrogate Endpoints in Trials: Friend or Foe" hosted by professor Rod Taylor from Glasgow University.
Surrogate outcomes have been heavily criticized but perhaps they are warranted in some cases?
Research seminar on missing evidence and publication bias
When: Thursday 7th December 2023 from 8:30 to 11:30 (CET)
Where: Online via Zoom
This seminar hosted by Centre for Evidence-Based Psychiatry will feature a presentation on the Cochrane ROB-ME tool (a tool for assessing bias in systematic reviews regarding missing evidence in meta-analyses, pairwise syntheses, or single-study syntheses) by Matthew Page, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Head of the Methods in Evidence Synthesis Unit in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, Australia. Furthermore, we will have a presentation by Gustav Nilsonne, Associate Professor, Karolinska Institute, Sweden and by stud.psych. Magnus Tang Kristensen, Center for Evidence-based Psychiatry, Denmark. Read more here.
Research seminar on blinding
When: Friday 29th September 2023 from 9:00 to 12:30 (CEST)
Where: Psykiatrisygehuset, Slagelse, Bygning 3, 4 sal, Møderum 3.25, Fælledvej 6, 4200 Slagelse, or online via Zoom
Postdoc Helene Marie Moustgaard will give a presentation on blinding in randomised trials, and Professor Asbjørn Hrobjartsson will give a presentation on blinding in non-randomised studies. Both presenters are from Cochrane Denmark & Centre for Evidence-Based Medicines Odense (CEBMO). Read more here.
Systematic reviews in social sciences
When: Tuesday 12th September 2023 from 13:00 to 14:00 (CEST)
Where: Online via Zoom
Learn more about systematic reviews in social sciences in this webinar by Trine Filges from VIVE Campbell, who make systematic reviews for the Campbell Collaboration, the sister organization of the Cochrane Collaboration. Trine Filges has published several Campbell Reviews, e.g. a review on the effect of voluntary work for the physical and mental health of older volunteers and another review on the effect of the number of pupils in school classes. The webinar is hosted by CEBMO/Cochrane Denmark.
Research seminar in evidence-based psychiatry on missing data
When: 15th June 2023 from 08:00 to 11:30
Where: Fælledvej 6, 4200 Slagelse, Building 3, 4th floor, Meeting room 3.26 (registration required) or online via Zoom
Centre for Evidence-Based Psychiatry will host a seminar on missing data in randomised trials and meta-analyses. There will be presentation by Professor Robin Christensen, from Section for Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Research, the Parker Institute, Copenhagen and University of Southern Denmark, and a presentation by Assistant Professor Wouter van Ballegooijen, from Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Read more here.
How to maintain quality, integrity and impact of a journal?
When: 16th May 2023 - 5:00 PM to 5:50 PM CEST (NB: new time)
Where: Zoom (NB: only online)
Ganesh Acharya has been the Chief Editor of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica since 2015. During his leadership the journal has transitioned to open access, and the impact factor has risen from around 1.5 to 4.5. He will give a talk on publishing and how to maintain quality when submissions increase.
Symposium in the Danish EBM Network
When: 18th of April 2023 – 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Where: Meeting room LUFTSKIBET no. 2.0.16, The National Institute of Public Health, Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen K
Full program: here
Topics: Living guidelines, EBM implementation, and EBM curricula at Danish Universities.
Presenters: Britta Tendal Jeppesen, Stig Brorson and Andreas Lundh.
Vælg Klogt/Choosing Wisely (please note: presentation in Danish)
When: 28th of March 2023 - 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM
Where: Zoom and Odense
Description in Danish: Susanne Axelsen er formand for Lægevidenskabelige Selskaber (LVS) og leder af Vælg Klogt. Til daglig er hun ledende overlæge på Afd. for Kvindesygdomme og Fødsler på Aarhus Universitetshospital. Vælg Klogt er den danske version af det internationale Choosing Wisely, der er etableret i 30 lande verden over.
I Danmark er Vælg Klogt etableret i et ligeværdigt samarbejde mellem LVS og Danske Patienter og finansieret af Danske Regioner.
Vælg Klogt udvikler anbefalinger til at undgå unødvendige undersøgelser, procedurer og behandlinger i det danske sundhedsvæsen.
Susanne vil tale om, hvordan vi kan undgå det unødvendige på et evidensbaseret grundlag og ikke mindst, hvordan vi kan omsætte anbefalinger til praksis.
Trial Sequential Analysis: Type I and II errors in randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses
When: 27th February 2023- 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Where: Slagelse and Zoom
Centre for Evidence-Based Psychiatry hosts a methods seminar about Type I and II errors in randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses and Trial Sequential Analysis. The presenters at this seminar will be Professor Christian Gluud and Postdoc Christian Gunge Riberholt. You can see the full program here (in Danish).