NCJSC “Astana Medical University” invites faculty members, Master’s and PhD students to participate in an intensive workshop held within the framework of the “Visiting Professor” program under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Amin Tamadon, Full Professor of Biological Sciences.

The workshop is aimed at developing scientific writing skills and preparing participants for publication in international peer-reviewed journals. During the sessions, participants will gain key competencies in academic writing, literature search and analysis, as well as principles of preparing a narrative review.

Topic: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Basic Level)
Format: Intensive
Dates: May 18–22, 2026
Time: 14:00–18:00
Language of instruction: English
Target audience: Faculty members, Master’s and PhD students of Astana Medical University interested in developing scientific writing and publication skills
Venue: Astana, Beibitshilik str. 49a, room 401

Join WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JTJJONXUoAMFgHIysv4qYZ?mode=gi_t

Day 1 (May 18) – Session 1: Introduction to Systematic Review

• PRISMA 2020
• Formulating a research question (PICO)
• Registration in PROSPERO

Day 2 (May 19) – Session 2: Study selection and data extraction

• Inclusion/exclusion criteria
• Screening tools (Rayyan)
• Developing tables in Excel

Day 3 (May 20) – Session 3: Risk of bias assessment

• Cochrane RoB
• ROBINS-I
• Newcastle-Ottawa Scale

Day 4 (May 21) – Session 4: Introduction to Meta-analysis (R)

• Installing R and RStudio
• Packages: meta, metafor
• Effect sizes (OR, RR, MD, SMD)

Day 5 (May 22) – Session 5: Basic Meta-analysis

• Forest plot
• Heterogeneity (I²)
• Practical session

Registration deadline: May 3, 2026:
https://forms.gle/t2uP8QtRJukkyWqW7