Systematic Reviews
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EPID4033 | School of Medicine | 4 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- EPID4033
- School
- School of Medicine
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This course will promote an understanding of the process of conducting a comprehensive systematic review of evidence in order to inform the conduct of health or health care practice.
• Critically discuss the role of systematic review within evidence based healthcare;
• Understand the use of systematic reviews to explore issues relating to the appropriateness, meaningfulness, feasibility and effectiveness of health care interventions;
• Frame an appropriate review question and develop a review protocol relevant to their own area of health or healthcare practice;
• Develop approaches to design and implement an appropriate search strategy;
• Critically explore processes related to assessment of methodological quality, data extraction and data synthesis for a range of health related research;
Critically discuss the available frameworks for the systematic review of quantitative and qualitative research and the process of meta analysis and meta synthesis.
Target Students
Postgraduate masters and research students within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and within the University's regional ESRC doctoral training partnership, including the Master of Public Health, Masters of Public Health (Global Health), Master of Public Health (Health Research), MMedSci Medical Education, MSc Mental Health: Research and Practice and Health and social care professionals and students interested in the process of conducting a systematic review. Available to JYA/Erasmus students. Places will be available to new staff and PhD students in School of Medicine who require training as part of their research role.
Classes
- One 3-hour lecture each week for 9 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Assignment 1: Written assignment (2,500 words)
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To enable students to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct a systematic review of a topic relevant to their own area of health or healthcare practice.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
- The role and process of conducting a systematic review of health related evidence.
Intellectual Skills
- Identify systematically, evaluate and critically appraise research and other forms of evidence informing health and health care practice.
Professional/Practical Skills
- Identify reviewable questions applicable to health and/or their own professional practice.
- Examine the appropriateness of healthcare practices and make recommendations based on systematic review of evidence relevant to policy or practice.
Transferable / Key Skills
- Communicate effectively in writing.
- Use appropriate and effective literature searching approaches.
- Effectively manage their time and work to deadlines.