WEBINAR

Understanding and evaluating evidence in neurorehabilitation. Two half-day Workshops

Dates: Part 1 - 26th June 2026 and Part 2 - 3rd July 2026 - 9:30am - 12:30pm online via Attendee Hub/Zoom.

Presenter: Dr Paul Gertler, Clinical Psychologist and Director of NeuroBITE at the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, USYD

Who is this webinar for? Allied health, nursing and medical staff working in neurorehabilitation who wish to improve their knowledge of evidence-based practice and who might be considering undertaking some research themselves; and researchers and students wanting an introductory overview to evaluating scientific literature in neurorehabilitation.

Synopsis: These two half-day workshops provide a practical introduction to understanding and evaluating research methods commonly used in the neurorehabilitation literature.

Through interactive discussion and hands-on problem-solving activities, attendees will gain the tools to confidently search through research papers and to understand how this research can be critically appraised. By the end of the workshop, participants will have developed emerging skills in identifying methodological strengths and weaknesses and will be equipped with practical strategies to find research to inform their clinical practice so that participants can truly appreciate what it means do conduct evidence-based practice.

Workshop 1: Participants will introduce the different types of research designs including randomised controlled trials and non-RCTs, single-case experimental designs (SCEDs) and systematic reviews with meta-analyses. The session will unpack the concept of “methodological rigour” and introduce to participants how to critically appraise the quality of group studies.

Workshop 2: Focuses on methodological rigour of SCEDs and introduces the RoBiNT scale. Then we discuss the different types of review articles (systematic, rapid, umbrella, scoping reviews etc.) and the core concepts of meta-analysis. We then look at rating the methodological quality of systematic reviews.

These workshops are presented as separate webinars on successive Friday mornings (9:30 – 12:30 on 26th June and 3rd July). It is not necessary to attend both, attendees can chose to attend just one.

Learning objectives/outcomes:

1. Be informed about the different research methodologies within the neurorehabilitation literature
2. Understand what “methodological rigour” means
3. Have an initial understanding of factors influencing the methodological quality of
a. group studies (randomised controlled trials, non-RCTs, etc.)
b. single-case experimental designs (SCEDs)
c. systematic reviews and meta-analysis

Cost:
Part 1 & 2
ASSBI Members: $249
Non-Members: $289
Students: $149
LMIC: $149

One Webinar (Part 1 or Part 2)
ASSBI Members: $149
Non-Members: $189
Students: $99
LMIC: $99