The Launchpad: Foundations of Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis Protocol Design

Lesson 1.1.0: Welcome to the Meta-Journey – How Course 1 Works

Lesson 1.1.1: A History of Evidence Synthesis – From Nightingale to Cochrane

Lesson 1.1.3: Decision Architecture – Mapping Your Path from Question to Publication

Lesson 1.1.4: The No-Code, No-Fear Approach to Systematic Reviews

Lesson 1.1.5: AI-Enhanced Evidence Synthesis – The Generate-Verify-Document Workflow

Lesson 1.2.0: Why a Protocol Comes Before the Review

Lesson 1.2.1: The Protocol as a Scientific and Ethical Contract

Lesson 1.2.2: Transparency and Reproducibility in Systematic Reviews

Lesson 1.2.3: How Protocols Minimize Bias – Selection, Reporting, and Outcome Switching

Lesson 1.2.4: Research Accountability and Integrity in Evidence Synthesis

Lesson 1.2.6: Reflection Exercise – Defining Your Own Review’s Purpose

Lesson 1.3.0: Inside a Real PRISMA-P Protocol – Anatomy and Workflow

Lesson 1.3.1: Anatomy of a PRISMA-P Compliant Protocol

Lesson 1.3.2: PRISMA-P Items 1–5 – Administrative Information (Title, Registration, Authors, Amendments, Support)

Lesson 1.3.3: PRISMA-P Items 6–7 – Rationale and Objectives