Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programme on the Basics of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Dr Rahul Kumar
Organising Secretary
Department of Pharmacology, King George's Medical University, U.P. Lucknow
Dr Rakesh Kumar Dixit
Chairperson
Department of Pharmacology, King George's Medical University, U.P. Lucknow
Participants will gain step-by-step theoretical and practical understanding of conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses, including literature search, screening, bias assessment, meta-analysis, evidence grading, and protocol registration.
CME on Basics of Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Target Audience- Postgraduate medical students/Undergraduate medical students/PhD scholars /Faculty/Clinicians/Researchers
Registration Details:
Free for ACP Members
₹500 for Non-ACP Members
Last date of registration: 20/02/2026
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Membership Options:
- Life Membership (For DM, DM, PhD, MSc in Pharmacology): ₹2000
- Associate Membership (For any academic achievement/Degree/Diploma): ₹1000
- Annual Membership: ₹500
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CME SCHEDULE |
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Time |
Topic / Session |
Format |
Speaker(s) |
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SESSION I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Registration/Inaugural Session/Pre-test |
Dr. Rashmi Chandra |
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09:00 – 09:40 |
Introduction to Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis |
Lecture |
Dr. Rahul Kumar |
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09:40 – 10:20 |
Framing the Research Question – PICO Framework |
Lecture |
Dr. Fatima Rani |
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10:20 – 11:00 |
Database Search Strategy for SRMA |
Lecture |
Dr. Rakesh Kumar Dixit |
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11:00 – 11:40 |
Reference Management Using Zotero |
Lecture |
Dr. Snehashis Singha |
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11:40 – 11:50 |
TEA BREAK |
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11:50 – 12:30 |
Hands-on Demonstration: PICO-Based Database Search Strategy Translating PICO into search strings Live database search, Exporting references |
Hands-on / Live Demo |
Dr. Fatima Rani Dr. Snehashis Singha Dr. Amit Tripathi Dr. Himanshi Bhardwaj Dr. Aatmika Sharma Dr. Nidhi Shrivastava |
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SESSION II: STUDY SELECTION & REPORTING |
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12:30 – 01:00 |
Study Screening Using Rayyan |
Lecture |
Dr. Anie Jacob |
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01:00 – 01:40 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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01:40 – 02:10 |
PRISMA 2020 Guidelines & Flow Diagram |
Lecture |
Dr. Karan Suneja |
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SESSION III: BIAS ASSESSMENT & META-ANALYSIS |
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02:10 – 02:40 |
Risk of Bias Assessment Using RoB 2 Tool |
Lecture |
Dr. Deeksha Gupta |
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02:40 – 03:10 |
Meta-Analysis Basics & Forest Plot Interpretation (RevMan) |
Lecture |
Dr. Vyaktika Shree |
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03:10 – 04:10 |
Hands-on Demonstration: RoB 2 Integration & Meta-Analysis in RevMan Entering RoB 2 data, running meta-analysis, and interpreting Forest plots |
Hands-on / Live Demo |
Dr. Deeksha Gupta Dr. Vyaktika Shree Dr. Rahul Soni Dr. Naveen Maurya Dr. Shankar Gejji Dr. Tripthy Shetty Dr. Pratibha Singh |
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04:10 – 04:20 |
TEA BREAK |
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SESSION IV: EVIDENCE CERTAINTY & REGISTRATION |
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04:20 – 04:50 |
Certainty of Evidence Using GRADEpro |
Lecture |
Dr. Kaustubh Bhardwaj |
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04:50 – 05:20 |
Title / Protocol Registration |
Lecture |
Dr. Sagar Agarwal |
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05:20 – 06:00 |
Post-test/Panel Discussion/Open Q&A/Vote of Thanks |
Panel Discussion |
All Faculty members |
Kindly bring your laptop for hands-on.