Diagnostic test accuracy methodology

Reproducibility of the STARD checklist: an instrument to assess the quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies
Nynke Smidt, Anne Rutjes, Daniëlle van der Windt, Raymond Ostelo, Patrick Bossuyt, Johannes Reitsma, Lex Bouter, Henrica de Vet

The accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) versus computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of acute stroke: a Cochrane pilot review of diagnostic studies
Miriam Brazzelli, Peter Sandercock, Joanna Wardlaw, Steff Lewis, Jon Deeks, Maria Grazia Celani, Enrico Righetti

Comparison of two different search strategies in identifying literature for a diagnostic test accuracy review of Down’s Syndrome screening
Sarah Alldred, Lynn Hampson, James Neilson, Zarko Alfirevic, Jon Deeks

Evaluating heterogeneity in studies of diagnostic test accuracy
Christopher Schmid, Mei Chung, Athina Tatsioni, Lori Lyn Price, Joseph Lau


Editorial processes and supporting reviewers

UK Co-ordinating Editor Quality Control Pilot Scheme (aka The QUACk Scheme)
Richard Hughes, Clive Adams, Jacqueline Birks, Adrian Grant, Rachel Churchill, Mike Clarke, David Forman, Tim Lancaster, Tony Marson, Rosalind Smyth, Hywel Williams

Ten years of updating Cochrane reviews: the experiences of the Pregnancy and Childbirth Group
Sonja Henderson, Lynn Hampson, Denise Atherton, James Neilson

When and how to update systematic reviews: a methodological systematic review
Alexander Tsertsvadze, David Moher, Andrea Tricco, Martin Eccles, Jeremy Grimshaw, Margaret Sampson, Nick Barrowman

Identifying systematic reviews on related topics; can we do more to help readers?
Chris Hyde


Methodological aspects of qualitative studies

How are qualitative methods being used alongside complex health service randomized controlled trials? A systematic review
Simon Lewin, Claire Glenton, Andy Oxman

Does study quality matter in systematic reviews which include qualitative research?
Angela Harden

Critical interpretive synthesis: what it is and why it is needed
Mary Dixon-Woods

Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative tuberculosis treatment adherence studies: a reflection on the process
Simon Lewin, Salla Munro, Helen Smith, Mark Engel, Atle Fretheim, Jimmy Volmink


Publication bias

The WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform: reducing bias through trial registration and results disclosure
An-Wen Chan, Ida Sim, Metin Gülmezoglu, Patrick Unterlerchner, Ghassan Karam, Tikki Pang

Do trialists endorse clinical trial registration? Survey of a PubMed sample
Ludovic Reveiz, Karmela Krleza-Jeric, An-Wen Chan, Sylvia de Aguiar

Are harms reported in abstracts of trial results from conference proceedings?
Roberta Scherer

Survey of views on including grey literature in systematic reviews
Jennifer Tetzlaff, David Moher, Ba Pham, Douglas Altman


Quality of reporting of systematic reviews

The QUOROM Statement: revised recommendations for improving the quality of reports of systematic reviews
David Moher, Alessandro Liberati, Douglas Altman, Jennifer Tetzlaff, for the QUOROM group

Quality of systematic reviews of the Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group: can we improve it?
Silvia Minozzi, Marina Davoli, Laura Amato, Simona Vecchi

Methodology of meta-analyses published in leading general and specialist journals, 1993 - 2002: bibliographic study
Matthias Egger, Peter Jüni, Erik von Elm, Stefan Gerber

Relatively absolute (one size may not fit all)
Chris Cates


Statistical methods – session 2

Incorporation of different types of evidence in systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Jonathan Sterne, Tony Ades, Nicky Welton, Douglas Altman, John Carlin

Do researchers consider the statistical significance and quality of reporting when deciding which articles to cite?
Pentti Nieminen, Gerta Rücker, James Carpenter, Martin Schumacher

Variation among experienced reviewers in the interpretation of the evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Ian Shrier, Andrea Furlan, Russell Steele, Robert Platt, James Brophy, Jean-François Boivin, Michel Rossignol, Ritsuko Kakuma

Understanding the process and impact of within-study selective reporting bias
Paula Williamson, Carrol Gamble, Ann Jacoby, Douglas Altman