Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Working Group

Continental Europe Regional Support Unit (CESU)

Convened Feb 2007

Role

CESU assists the Cochrane entities that are based on mainland Europe with the implementation of methods and procedures for developing Cochrane systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy.

• creating topic lists and potential titles for reviews,
• education to CRG editorial team staff in review processes for test accuracy reviews,
• question formulation
• search strategies
• assessment of quality of primary studies
• statistical analyses and
• use of the RevMan software

Based at

The Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Funded by

The Cochrane Collaboration.

Supports

• Cochrane Review groups in the Continental Europe,
• Authors of SR DTA registered with Continental Europe-based CRGs.

Provides training for

• Continental Europe-based CRGs
• Continental Europe-based authors
• Centre staff

Members

Rob Scholten

Mariska Leeflang

Hans Reitsma

Lotty Hooft