Geographical Group Reporting Submission

Group Cochrane US (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)

Name Maria Angeles Lopez-Olivo

Activity name / title Team training for knowledge synthesis reviews

Which function does this relate to?

Tier one Be Cochrane's official representative(s) locally

Tier two Train users of evidence

Tier three Undertake / contribute to methodological or other research

Tier four N/A

Evidence production Other review and evidence production

Date

Start date 28-10-2025

on-going Yes

Why is 'on-going' Training and collaboration

Was this activity in collaboration with other organization(s) or partner(s)? If so which? No

Person to contact if any queries about this activity John Lin
jlin11@mdanderson.org

Type of activity Trainings, learning opportunities, workshops, Evidence production, Written report or publication

Please give additional activity details (i.e., reach, impact, duration, return on investment) Dr. Lopez-Olivo is currently providing in-depth training to my research team on knowledge synthesis reviews, including scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis. This course has been ongoing since October 28, 2025. My team includes myself, my research assistant, and two trainees. This training will culminate in multiple planned publications in the short-term, as well as the ability to conduct reviews in the future. Most importantly, the two trainees (one T32 fellow and one pre-med student) are keen on using these research skills in their future career.

Link and documents

By checking this box, my center consents to the use of these photos for Cochrane internal and external purposes, such as websites, reports, social media, etc. Yes