In this workshop we will provide an introduction to systematic review with an emphasis on using Covidence, a systematic review management software platform licensed by KU Libraries. Covidence helps researchers to manage all phases of evidence synthesis research projects (e.g. systematic reviews, meta-analysis). Users can collaborate on importing citations, screening, quality assessment, data extraction, and exporting results. This workshop will focus on phases of the review research process.

Cochrane Reviews says that a systematic review "attempts to identify, appraise and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a specific research question. Researchers conducting systematic reviews use explicit, systematic methods that are selected with a view aimed at minimizing bias, to produce more reliable findings to inform decision-making."