In this series of 3 live online sessions, Prof. Amanda Salis will give you a step-by-step overview of how to confidently and time-efficiently undertake a systematic literature review, in keeping with international best practice guidelines. Amanda is a Senior Research Fellow who has had 16 systematic reviews published to date.

WHERE
Online (live and recorded). All confirmed registrants will be emailed details of how to access the live online sessions.

RECORDINGS
Each live online session will be recorded for subsequent on-demand viewing if desired. Each recording will be emailed to all confirmed registrants within 2 hours after each live online session. Please note that the recordings are available for a limited time following the sessions, however registered attendees can download the recordings.

DATES, TIMES AND TOPICS
Session 1 of 3
Tuesday 7 October 2025 (12PM- 1:30PM Melbourne time)
- Decide if systematic review is appropriate
- Gather everything you need for a systematic review
- Define your systematic review question

Session 2 of 3
Wednesday 8 October 2025 (12PM- 1:30PM Melbourne time)
- Formulate your search strategy
- Search several data bases
- Screen your search results

Session 3 of 3
Thursday 9 October 2025 (12PM- 1:30PM Melbourne time)
- Extract data for your systematic review
- Analyse data for your systematic review
- Assess risk of bias in included articles
- Publish your systematic review

WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?
This training is for any researcher from any field who is a VU staff member or HDR student, and who wishes to conduct (or supervise the conduct of) a systematic literature review to advance their research.

PREREQUISITES
None.

Please note that you only need to register once for the entire series of three online sessions. Please complete your registration using the link provided under Day 1.