How to address Equity in systematic reviews

This webinar is aimed at researchers or health professionals interested in addressing equity in systematic reviews as described in the Cochrane Handbook new chapter 16 on equity. Examples will be provided.

Learning objectives:

• Definition of health equity in the context of systematic reviews
• formulating the question (e.g. use a logic model);
• planning the methods (how the evidence related to equity and specific populations will be identified and appraised);
• creating ‘Summary of findings’ tables (e.g. separate tables for disadvantaged populations, separate rows for differences in risk of events); and
• interpreting findings (in relation to health equity).