Advance Preparation for NIDRR Grantee Workshop
Rating the Strength of Evidence and Recommendations
for Disability and Rehabilitation Research
November 20, 2009 (8:30 AM – 4:00 PM)
To receive the most benefit from the workshop, our presenters have suggested that participants do the following advance preparation.
GRADEpro Software:
- Please plan to bring a laptop with the GRADEpro software installed to the workshop with you.
- Participants can download the (free) GRADEpro software in advance here:
http://www.cc-ims.net/revman/gradepro/download - Instructions for downloading and installing the software on various platforms (Mac/PC) are provided.
- NOTE: If you use a Mac, you will need PC emulation software to use GRADEpro. During the workshop, you may work with a partner who has a PC laptop to observe the GRADEpro demo.
Reading Materials:
- Guyatt et al. Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations.
BMJ 2008; 336 (7650): 924-926 or [PDF] - Guyatt et al. Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: What is "quality of evidence" and why is it important to clinicians?
BMJ 2008 May 3; 336 (7651): 995-8 or [PDF] - Guyatt et al. Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: Going from evidence to recommendations.
BMJ 2008 May 10; 336 (7652): 1049-51 or [PDF] - Shea et al. Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic review.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2007, 7:10 or [PDF] - Johnston et al for the NCDDR Task Force on Standards of Evidence and Methods. The Challenge of Evidence in Disability and Rehabilitation Research and Practice: A Position Paper or [PDF]
Location:
The workshop will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel,
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
The hotel is about two blocks from the Crystal City Metro station (yellow and blue lines).
We are scheduled to meet in the "Crystal V" room.
Schedule:
8:30 AM – Complimentary continental breakfast
9:00 AM-1:00 PM; 2:00-4:00 PM – Workshop activities
1:00-2:00 PM – Lunch (on your own). The hotel offers a lunch buffet; we will have details that day.
If you have any questions, please contact Joann Starks: joann.starks@sedl.org or call 800-266-1832.
Go to: GRADE Workshop Overview
