Centre for Evidence Synthesis in Global Health

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Centre for Evidence Synthesis in Global Health

LSTM is a global leader in evidence synthesis

Evidence synthesis is a relatively new science. The methods and their application have expanded rapidly over the last 25 years. This centre is recognised as a global leader in the field. We are important innovators, contributors to synthesis methods, and part of the development of evidence to policy in global health.

The Centre is made up of two related components:

WHO Collaborating Centre

LSTM has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence Synthesis in Global Health. This initiative is supported by the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group (CIDG), by a team in the Department of Clinical Sciences.

These Centres are important as they reflect the credibility of the team’s work with the WHO and, through a negotiated programme of work, help ensure the research done by the CIDG are linked with current WHO priorities.

The Centre’s remit is to help LSTM retain and develop this reputation, and to ensure LSTM staff know how to access information in best practice to guide their own work, their students’ work, and their teaching.

The Centre helped to set up Cochrane, and remains a major contributor, mainly through the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group which is an international network of over 700 authors and 20 Editors.

The Centre has organized workshops and seminars in carrying out a systematic review and  interpreting systematic reviews.

Career opportunities with the Centre

Being part of this Centre can provide excellent career development opportunities in evidence synthesis and evidence policy. This is through posts advertised periodically on the LSTM Vacancies page.

Our trainees are highly sought after, and we know that the experience provides them with unique advantages when applying for jobs in medicine, in research and in education; and there are opportunities within LSTM in building careers in evidence synthesis as the science and the methods expand.

Being part of this Centre can provide excellent career development opportunities in evidence synthesis and evidence policy. This is through posts advertised periodically on the LSTM Vacancies page.

Our team

Our news and events

Our seminars 

As part of the LSTM Seminar Series, the Centre regularly invites external speakers with shared interests to participate.
Upcoming events will appear in our newsfeed.
To watch recordings of previous speakers, follow the links on the right.

Teaching

As part of the teaching programme at LSTM, The Centre teaches a short course on systematic reviews. 

This course aims to:

  • Identify, appraise and interpret systematic reviews relevant to public health
  • Discuss critically influences on evidence-informed practice at global, national and local levels, and articulate a variety of strategies to improve decision-making
  • Assess the quality of research evidence and apply evidence to policy and practice using appropriate tools

For further information on the course, including dates and fees, please follow the link on the right.

Systematic Reviews for Policy and Practice

Staff development training programmes

The Centre supports employee development by providing courses, seminars and workshops that enable employees to improve performance in current jobs or prepare for career development.

 

Staff development training programmes