Introduction to Systematic Reviews in Health

Description:

Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre at the University of Southampton provide courses designed for health professionals, academics, and decision makers with some understanding of health and related research.  Taught live online in small groups they are a convenient way to access these specialist skills.  

Introduction to Systematic Reviews in Health (Interactive live course held over two mornings on Zoom)
This live online course is delivered by Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC).

It is for anyone planning or currently doing a systematic review, or anyone curious about how reviews are done and what makes them systematic.  

It provides a stage-by-stage introduction to the methods and processes commonly used to conduct systematic reviews of the effects of health and health care interventions.

Structured presentations with interactive practical exercises guide participants through the systematic review process, from initial scoping of the review topic to communicating the completed review's findings.  

Many participants complete the course in readiness for conducting their own review, and all participants can continue their learning with information and further resources contained in their free comprehensive electronic course manual.

Course details

• Date: Monday 12^th and Monday 19^th May 2025
• Time: 09:00 – 13:00
• Location: This is an online course conducted via Zoom
• Duration: 8 learning hours

Learning outcomes

After completing this course, you will understand:

• What a systematic review is
• Scoping the research question and writing a protocol
• Literature searching
• Inclusion/exclusion screening
• Data extraction and critical appraisal
• Data synthesis

Please note this course will NOT cover realist synthesis or qualitative analysis.

The course will provide an introductory overview of the key aspects of systematic reviewing the effectiveness of health interventions and is designed for health professionals, academics and decision makers who have an understanding of health and related research.  Although this course relates to health, the principles can be applied to other disciplines (e.g. education, environmental sciences, social sciences).

The course is presented by members of the SHTAC team, who are highly experienced in conducting systematic reviews.  The morning comprises slide presentations interspersed with small group interactive practical exercises. The concepts are brought to life with examples from published systematic reviews.

For more Information and to Book please visit: Introduction to Systematic Reviews in Health | University of Southampton Online Store

General Enquiries please mail: shtac@soton.ac.uk

Cost:

full time students: £150
academic/public sector: £225
private sector: £325

Website and registration:

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Region:

South East

Keywords:

Systematic Review, Evidence-Based Policy and Practice, Researching Literature, Literature reviews, Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination (other)

Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:

Systematic Review
Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
Researching Literature
Literature reviews
Research Skills, Communication and Dissemination (other)

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