Accelerate Your Global Health Research and Publication: AI Tools, COVIDENCE Software, and Best Practices for Evidence Synthesis
Who: Undergraduate, master’s, or anyone interested in global health research and learning cutting-edge methods for evidence synthesis.
What: A hands-on workshop designed to equip you with modern tools and techniques to take your evidence synthesis research skills to the next level. Learn how to effectively use AI tools, the COVIDENCE software, and evidence synthesis best practices to streamline your global health research and improve your chances of publication in the relevant journal.
When: 4.00 PM-6.00 PM; 29 October 2024
Registration Deadline: 21 October 2024
Why Attend?
- Hands-on with COVIDENCE: Gain practical experience using COVIDENCE (Free for McGill Students ), a powerful platform for systematic reviews, making evidence synthesis simpler and more efficient.
- Discover AI Tools: Learn how artificial intelligence can accelerate global health evidence synthesis, data extraction, and analysis.
- Master Best Practices: Learn global health evidence synthesis techniques from systematic review experts to make your research more impactful and increase your ability to publish in global health journals.
- Write Your First Evidence Synthesis Research Article: Participate in hands-on activities to help draft your first evidence synthesis article for journal publication.
- Network and Learn: Meet like-minded students, gain insights from experienced global health researchers, and expand your network within global health.
Whether you’re just starting your global health research journey or aiming to refine your skills to publish in global health journals, this workshop is designed to provide you with the tools, skills, and confidence you need to succeed.
Spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, so reserve your place today!
Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/4eyk7dM3MY
PS-Bring Your Laptop and an idea for global health research!
Facilitators
Razia Aliani
Razia Aliani is a Public Health professional specializing in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, recognized as a top 3% global talent on Upwork for systematic reviews. At Covidence, the world’s most widely used systematic review platform, she provides high-level consultancy to premium users, optimizing review processes and facilitating AI integration. Razia is the founder of the newsletter ‘Era of Research Bots’, where she shares detailed workflows on using AI ethically for research and highlights actually useful tools. Recognized as a Top Voice in Research on LinkedIn, she passionately shares insights on enhancing research efficiency through AI. Her diverse experience spans top-tier consultancies, Cochrane centers, and academic institutions across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia, consistently delivering high-quality systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Juwel Rana
Juwel Rana is a doctoral candidate in EBOH at McGill University. His research focuses on global environmental health, environmental mixtures, and epidemiologic methods. Juwel is the founder of the SAIST Foundation in Bangladesh and the principal investigator of the Bangladesh Longitudinal Child-Adolescent Development, Education, and Environment Study (BLADES), an ambispective cohort. BLADES follows 2,000 households from marginalized communities in three rural areas with significant agricultural activities, a coal mining r
egion, and four urban slum areas in Bangladesh. BLADES examines the compounded effects of early environmental exposures, psychosocial, lifestyle, socioeconomic, and structural influences on the development, school completion, academic achievement, and health outcomes of children, adolescents, and their mothers. Under Juwel’s leadership, the SAIST Foundation, in collaboration with universities, research institutes, and experts, initiated the South Asian Hub for Climate Change and Health to advance research and capacity on climate change and health in South Asia. In addition to his research endeavors, Mr. Rana serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Journal of Global Health.