London Evidence Syntheses and Research Use Seminars
The EPPI Centre and The Centre for Evaluation at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) jointly host the ‘London Evidence Syntheses and Research Use Seminars’. These seminars aim to encourage discussion and information-sharing on challenges and innovations in evidence syntheses methods.
The free of charge hybrid seminars are hosted in London but can be attended online. They take place every other month on a Wednesday between 12.30 and 13.45. They include 25-30 min presentations and plenty of time for discussion. Recordings of previous seminars: https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default.aspx?tabid=3317.
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December 2026 Seminar
- Title: Placing Equity at the Centre of Evidence Synthesis: Drawing on the work of the Lancet Commission on Disability and Health
- Speaker: Dr Maureen M Chilufya and Dr Arthemon Nguweneza
- Date and time: Wednesday 2nd December 2026, 12:30 - 13:45 (GMT)
- Admission: Free, accessible online
- In-person attendance: Room Manson Lecture Theature, LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT
- Online attendance: Zoom Link https://lshtm.zoom.us/j/83684094778
Session details:
What does it mean to place people with disabilities at the centre of evidence synthesis?
Drawing on work from the Lancet Commission on Disability and Health, this seminar will explore how systematic reviews can reveal or obscure health inequalities. We will discuss practical challenges in defining populations, selecting outcomes, assessing heterogeneity, and interpreting evidence when data are limited or exclusion is embedded in primary research. The session will consider how researchers can strengthen equity throughout the review process, from framing research questions to translating findings into policy and practice, followed by an open discussion.
Maureen M Chilufya is an epidemiologist and postdoctoral fellow on the Lancet Commission on Disability and Health. Her work focuses on interventions that address disability stigma in African healthcare systems.
Arthemon Nguweneza is a postdoctoral fellow on the Lancet Commission on Disability and Health, applying data science and epidemiological methods. His current focus is identifying health interventions that improve outcomes for people with disabilities.
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