2021 Annual Meeting Manuscript Lectures-Writing and Evaluating Systematic Reviews in Sports Medicine Research

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The video is a presentation given by Tim Hosea, a hospital executive, on how to evaluate and critique systematic reviews and meta-analyses. He starts the presentation by sharing a personal story about his experience in applying for a hospital president position and the importance of a PowerPoint presentation. He then introduces the topic of systematic reviews and meta-analyses and their significance in evidence-based medicine. He explains that systematic reviews are a comprehensive analysis of the available scientific literature on a specific topic, while meta-analyses take the data from these reviews and aggregate it to provide quantitative results. He discusses the importance of asking relevant and specific questions, conducting exhaustive literature searches, and weighing the quality of the included studies. He also delves into the concepts of bias, publication bias, heterogeneity, statistical fragility, and cluster effects, providing insights on how to evaluate and address these issues. In conclusion, he emphasizes the importance of being comfortable with being uncomfortable and encourages reviewers to ask critical questions and provide constructive feedback. Overall, the presentation aims to provide reviewers with the knowledge and tools to effectively analyze and critique systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

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Timothy Foster, M.D.

Keywords

systematic reviews

meta-analyses

evidence-based medicine

literature searches

quality of studies

bias

constructive feedback