Systematic Reviews

Module Coordinator: Prof. Mike Clarke
ECTS Value: 5

Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to
 

• Successfully formulate a question for a systematic review
• Account for publication bias and discuss the principles for designing a research strategy
• Select appropriate data collection methods for studies in a review and assess study quality in a review
• Critically discuss meta-analysis, heterogeneity, subgroup and senstivity analysis
• Effectively report on and update reviews.

Module Content
Formulating the question for a systematic review
Eligibility Criteria
Study Identification
Data extraction and quality assessment
Meta-analysis, heterogeneity, subgroup and sensitivity analysis