The aim of this popular and intensive course is to provide participants with an introduction to methods for conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis in health care.
Sessions will be delivered by ScHARR staff experienced in systematic review methods and health technology assessment. The course will be interactive and practical, with delivery of sessions based on lectures and individual and small group practical exercises.
When?
Monday 1st, Tuesday 2nd, Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th November 2021
The course comprises live online sessions, plus a series of short, self-directed exercises to be undertaken in addition to the live sessions.Who will benefit from the course?
The course is suitable for researchers who require an introduction to methods for conducting systematic reviews in health care, and professionals who need to develop the ability to interpret and asses the quality of systematic reviews. The course is also suitable for:
- Clinicians wanting to undertake their own systematic review
- PhD students with a significant review component to their thesis
- Members of academic systematic review teams
- Pharmaceutical companies and consultancies requiring an understanding of review methods
No previous knowledge of systematic reviews or meta-analysis is assumed.
This course is relevant to anyone involved in systematic reviews. If you are specifically interested in qualitative evidence synthesis only, please see our ESQUIRE course.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this course participants should be able to:
- identify the key stages of the systematic review process
- define a review question and understand how to develop a review protocol
- describe methods for identifying sources of evidence for systematic reviews
- develop a search strategy to identify relevant studies for a specific review question and understand how to conduct a literature search
- apply inclusion criteria to identify relevant studies
- undertake critical appraisal of evidence using standardised quality checklists
- develop a data extraction form and extract relevant outcomes from reported studies
- select appropriate methods of evidence synthesis and be able to describe and summarise key results
- be familiar with statistical methods for analysis of quantitative data
- explore the use of meta-analysis in data synthesis using computer software (RevMan)
- understand potential sources of heterogeneity between included studies
- be familiar with good practice in reporting of systematic reviews
- critically appraise a systematic review.
Faculty
Dr Marrissa Martyn-St James, is the course leader for this popular short course
Other members of ScHARR staff to be confirmed
For more details and to book your place visit this page