Table 1 Summary of NMA capacity-building initiatives
From: Building capacity for network meta-analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa: reflections and future direction
Name of course | Primer in NMA Systematic Reviews | Global NMA Masterclass workshop |
|---|---|---|
Aim | For participants to be able to find, appraise, interpret, and consider the use of NMA SRs of intervention effects. | For participants to be able to understand and apply pairwise and NMA in STATA and R, evaluate NMA assumptions and confidence in NMA results, and appropriately report NMA results. |
Format | Online | Online |
Duration | 8 weeks | 5 weeks |
Learning tools | - Text-based lessons - Readings - Videoclips - Asynchronous discussion forum. - Synchronous question and answer session with facilitators. - Self-directed exercises - Self-assessments | - Recorded lecture on core topics. - Practical tasks in STATA or R. - Demonstration of implementing the task in STATA or R. - Asynchronous discussion forum. - Synchronous weekly sessions with facilitators. |
Participants | Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Australia, UK | South Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Uganda |
Entry requirements | None | Basic knowledge of biostatistics and epidemiology Experience in SRs or attending Primer in NMA SRs advantageous Experience in doing a pair-wise meta-analysis |