Introduction to NUQEST
Date: Wed. Nov. 2, 2022, 1:00 - 4:00pm ET (Virtual Workshop)
Speakers:
Shannon Kelly, MSc, PhD (c) - School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa
Amanda MacFarlane, PhD - Director, Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center, Texas A&M Agrilife Research
Karima Benkhedda, MSc, PhD - Senior Scientific Evaluator, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada
Steve Brooks, PhD - Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada
Speaker bios can be viewed HERE
Virtual Workshop Overview
Building on attendees’ knowledge of study design, analysis, and general risk of bias, in this second session we will look at nutrition-specific biases and introduce the key features of the NUQUEST checklists that can be used to evaluate bias in nutrition studies. Exemplars will be reviewed in an interactive manner alongside worked examples to highlight the process of assessing risk of bias.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- To understand nutrition study-specific risk of bias issues;
- To review NUQUEST for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cohort studies and case-control studies;
- To understand the key features of the NUQUEST tools: worksheet, checklist, guidance;
- To apply NUQUEST to assess the risk of bias in nutrition studies using worked examples; and
- To prepare for session 3 through a review of the end-of-session take-home materials including NUQUEST, worksheet and relevant study articles provided.
Wednesday, November, 2022 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm. All times ET. VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
NUQUEST checklists
NUQUEST worksheet
Cohort exemplar
Case-Control exemplar
NOTE: Registration fee includes all 3 workshop sessions; register once for admittance to the full series. Due to registration limits, this workshop opportunity will be offered to CNS members first.