Research Learning Series (RLS): Tips for the Optimal Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

Watch our panel of emergency medicine physicians, who are experienced in conducting these complex reviews, as they identify the key elements of a high quality systematic review and meta-analysis, and how to take a structured approach to conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis. 
Authors
  • Sangil Lee, MD

    Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

    University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

    Dr. Lee is a clinical associate professor of emergency medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He is a clinician scientist with a focus on emergency medicine research. His work involves delirium screening and intervention programs in the emergency department.
  • Nicholas E. Harrison, MD, MSc

    Clinical Physician

    IUH Methodist Hospital

    Dr. Harrison was born in Dearborn, MI, and raised in the suburbs of Detroit. He graduated from Michigan State University for both his undergraduate and medical school degrees, in 2008 and 2012, respectively. While at the MSU College of Human Medicine he spent two years at the Flint MI MSU Clinical Campus and two months living abroad in Peru, completing the school's MD Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved certificate program. He completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine / William Beaumont Hospital Emergency Medicine Program, where he served as Chief Resident in his final year. Upon completing his residency in 2019, Dr. Harrison entered a two-year Fellowship in Clinical Research, studying heart failure and cardiovascular imaging under the mentorship of Dr. Phillip Levy at Wayne State University. He concurrently entered the Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis MSc program for clinician-scientists at the University of Michigan's Department of Biostatistics. He graduated both his research fellowship and his MSc in 2021, at which time he took his first full-time faculty position as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at IUSM in Indianapolis.

    Dr. Harrison works clinically at IUH Methodist Hospital, while continuing the translational and health services research he began during his fellowship, in acute heart failure and non-invasive cardiovascular imaging. Starting in 2022, and ending in 2024, he received a KL2 Career Development Award funded by the National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NIH NCATS) through the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute.

  • Joshua Davis, MD

    Clinical Instructor

    University of Kansas School of Medicine

    Dr. Joshua Davis is an emergency physician in Wichita, KS, who teaches as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He is Assistant Medical Director for Ultrasound and Research with Vituity in Wichita. He completed his residency at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, completed medical school at Thomas Jefferson University, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware. His research interests are broad and include emergency medicine clinical topics along with patient safety, handoff communication, and medical education. He has published over 50 peer reviewed articles, given multiple national presentations, and written several book chapters.