Overview: The aim of this three day course is to provide participants with an introduction to methods for conducting systematic reviews
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
- Understand potential sources of heterogeneity between included studies
- Be familiar with good practice in reporting of systematic reviews
- Critically appraise a systematic review
Venue
Halifax Hall Hotel and Conference Centre.
Endcliffe Vale Rd, Sheffield, S10 3ER.
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 8810
Times
Day 2 - 9am - 5pm
Day 3 - 9am - 3pm
Day 3 - 9am - 3pm
Fees
Day 1 - 9am - 5.30pm followed buy a course evening dinner at approximately 7pm (there is no addtional cost to attend)
£999 - Early Bird Rate for confirmed bookings received on or before 11pm on Friday, 28th February 2020.
£1099 - Standard Rate for confirmed bookings received on or before 11pm on Tuesday, 14th April 2020 or when the course reaches full capacity, whichever is soonest.
Early bird booking for this course will close 28th February 2020
Standard booking will close 14th April 2020
Link to further course information:https://www.