UPDATE: This workshop has ended. Presentations from the workshop are available below.
EPA is developing and implementing approaches to enhance its scientific assessments, particularly in the area of increasing transparency and clarity related to evaluating evidence and drawing conclusions. To inform these efforts, EPA will hold a public workshop to provide scientific input on issues related to the use of a systematic review process for evaluating potential health hazards of chemical exposures.
The goal of this workshop was to examine the "state of the science" of systematic review methodology, focusing on recent developments as the methodology has expanded outside the arena of evidence-based medicine. In addition, different frameworks used to synthesize various types of evidence for evaluating causality were explored.
Systematic Review Workshop Presentations
Systematic Review Workshop Charge Questions
Systematic Review Workshop Biosketches
Download Workshop Materials:
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Workshop Agenda (PDF)(2 pp, 77 K)
- Systematic Review Workshop Presentations (PDF)(220 pp, 12 MB)
- Systematic Review Workshop Charge Questions (PDF)(2 pp, 52 K)
- Systematic Review Workshop Biosketches (PDF)(6 pp, 283 K)