Loukia Spineli

Loukia Spineli

Biostatistician, Principal investigator in Evidence synthesis

Hannover Medical School

Welcome to the meta-lab …

This website hosts the NEMO and TRACE-NMA projects on network meta-analysis that I led as principal investigator, and related publications and conference presentations. You can also read my resumé, and a list of publications and contributing presentations accumulated since my PhD studies.

Interests
  • Pairwise and network meta-analysis methods
  • Meta-epidemiological studies
  • Systematic reviews
Education

  • Habilitation in Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare, 2021

    Hannover Medical School

  • PhD in Evidence Synthesis, 2014

    University of Ioannina, School of Medicine

  • MSc in Applied Statistics with Specialization in Biostatistics and Biometry, 2010

    University of Piraeus

  • BSc in Statistics and Insurance Science, 2008

    University of Piraeus

Resumé

Curriculum vitae
PERSONAL DATA Address Midwifery Research and Education Unit Hannover Medical School Carl-Neuberg Straße 1 30625 Hannover, Germany Telephone +49 (0) 511 532 83593 Email Spineli.
Jul 14, 2025

Projects

The Research Fingerprint project
Access the dashboard here.
Jan 1, 2026
The NEMO project
NEtwork and pairwise meta-analysis with Missing Outcome data Project description The problem with missing participant outcome data in evidence synthesis Missing (participant) outcome data are ubiquitous in systematic reviews.
Aug 1, 2025
The TRACE-NMA project
TRAnsitivity and Consistency Evaluation in Network Meta-Analysis Project description The problem with the exchangeability assumption in evidence synthesis The explosive rate of such published reviews with multiple interventions attests to the popularity of network meta-analysis in the broad medical community.
Aug 1, 2025

Presentations

Contributing presentations
Conferences, workshops and symposiums 11/2025 3rd Annual Meeting of the 3R-Competence Network NRW, 27-28/11/2025, Kasteel Bloemendal Vaals, The Netherlands Lutscher S, Spineli LM, Goral L, Bleich A, Talbot S.
Aug 31, 2025

Publications

Publication list
Peer-reviewed articles Hallet A, Oblasser C, Spineli LM, Groß MM. Transition from independent midwifery care to Early Prevention Network Services in Germany – A cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Serv Res 2026.
Mar 28, 2026

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