Workshop on Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Tests

诊断测试系统审查研讨会

• 批准号: 7188939
• 负责人: CONSTANTINE A. GATSONIS
• 金额: $ 2.46万
• 依托单位: BROWN UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-08-01 至 2007-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7188939
• 关键词: diagnosis quality /standard; diagnostic tests; travel; workshop

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): The importance of systematic reviews of diagnostic and screening tests has grown significantly in recent years as technological advances are making a vast array of such modalities available to the clinician. The information from such systematic reviews is necessary for defining the proper and efficacious use of diagnostic and screening tests in the clinical setting; for making decisions about health care policy and financing; and for assessing diagnostic technology in order to determine areas for further development and evaluation. Ultimately, the results of the systematic reviews will help health professionals and consumers choose among available alternative tests and correctly interpret test results. The Cochrane Collaboration is an international organization that aims to help people make well-informed decisions about health care by preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews. The Cochrane Library is well known source of high quality comprehensive reviews of the effects of health care interventions. However, systematic reviews of the accuracy of diagnostic tests are not yet included in the Cochrane Library. To rectify this situation the Collaboration decided to initiate the development of a Cochrane Database of Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy, which in time will be published as a separate database within the Cochrane Library. A working group was formed in September 2003 to develop the Handbook and software for the Cochrane Diagnostic Reviews (CDR). The group has worked extensively in the past two years, via in-person meetings and the internet, and has developed a draft of the Handbook. Further work is needed to complete the Handbook and to finalize the specifications for the accompanying software. In particular, further discussion and development is needed for the crucial chapters on methods and on the interpretation of systematic reviews. To complete the development of the CDR Handbook a Workshop is proposed to be held in September 2006. Participants in the Workshop will be members of the CDR working group. The completed Handbook will not only enable the conduct of Cochrane Diagnostic Reviews but will also provide guidance to all researchers involved in systematic reviews of diagnostic and screening tests.

描述（由申请人提供）：近年来，随着技术进步使临床医生可用的大量这种方式，诊断和筛查测试的系统评价的重要性显着增长。此类系统评价中的信息对于在临床环境中的诊断和筛查测试的适当有效地使用是必要的；为医疗保健政策和融资做出决定；并评估诊断技术以确定进一步开发和评估领域。最终，系统评价的结果将帮助卫生专业人员和消费者在可用的替代测试中选择，并正确解释测试结果。 Cochrane合作是一个国际组织，旨在通过准备，维护和促进系统评价的可访问性来帮助人们做出有关卫生保健的明确决策。 Cochrane图书馆是众所周知的有关医疗干预措施影响的高质量综合评论的来源。但是，Cochrane库中尚未包含对诊断测试准确性的系统评价。为了纠正这种情况，协作决定启动Cochrane数据库的诊断测试准确性评论数据库，该数据库及时将作为Cochrane库中的单独数据库发布。 2003年9月成立了一个工作组，以开发Cochrane诊断评论（CDR）的手册和软件。在过去的两年中，该小组通过面对面的会议和互联网进行了广泛的工作，并制定了手册草案。需要进一步的工作来完成手册并最终确定随附软件的规格。特别是，关于方法和系统评论的解释，需要进一步的讨论和发展。为了完成CDR手册的开发，建议将于2006年9月举行研讨会。研讨会的参与者将是CDR工作组的成员。完成的手册不仅将实现Cochrane诊断审查的行为，而且还将为参与诊断和筛查测试系统评价的所有研究人员提供指导。