Learning How to Conduct a Systematic Review

Thinking about embarking on a systematic review (SR) research project soon? Planning to host some summer trainees or incoming fellows who may be interested in learning more about how to conduct a systematic review?

Here’s a list of SR training resources available to you via the MSK Library:

Cochrane Interactive Learning

Cochrane Interactive Learning is an online introductory course on how to conduct a systematic review of interventions. To gain access to learning modules users will need to register first. Cochrane recommends that users register for an account onsite. When offsite, users may be prompted with a proxy message. Users will need to click the “Please click here first” link within the proxy message to complete registration. Additional instructions are available here.

Covidence SR project management software vendor training opportunities:

Covidence Academy
Find helpful tips and tools for getting started on your systematic review with Covidence.

Covidence Knowledgebase
Peruse Covidence’s library of FAQs and training articles.

Covidence vendor training
You can choose to register for a free weekly “live” in-person Covidence 101 class or listen to the recording of a recent session “On Demand”.

MSK Library classes

Introduction to Systematic Reviews (Online Webinar)
Getting started with a systematic review, but now sure where to start? In this 1-hour session, you’ll learn the basics of the systematic review process, plus key systematic review tools, resources, and guidelines.

Covidence
Covidence is a web-based software platform that streamlines the production of systematic reviews. This class provides an overview of the key systematic review project steps supported by Covidence.

Systematic Review Service LibGuide

LibGuide packed with links to helpful resources and information about collaborating with a MSK Research Informationist to publish your Systematic Review.

Questions? Ask Us at the MSK Library.

PubMed Central (PMC) is Getting a Makeover

Starting on March 14th, PubMed Central (PMC) will be launching their new PMC website. The new interface will resemble the recently updated PubMed interface in 2020. This update is the first of ongoing updates to PMC to modernize it to provide a quicker more responsive website.

If you would like to explore the new interface before it goes live, check out PMC Labs.

PMC Labs

For more information about the new website, you can check out the NCBI Insights blog post: Updated PMC Launching Soon!

MSK Publications Newly Added to Synapse in 2022

The Synapse Team has already added 489 MSK-authored publications (published in 2022) to Synapse, our database of MSK-affiliated publications. 

Highlighted here are three articles that are receiving a high level of online attention. Combined, they appear in 99 news outlets and 816 tweets. To view the news stories and tweets, follow the links below and click on the colored Altmetric section on the right.