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PU5526: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWING (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:05


Course Overview

This course will equip students with the relevant skills to interpret and conduct systematic reviews on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. Using lectures and practical sessions, students will understand the principles of systematic reviewing and the differences between narrative and systematic reviews. They will learn to formulate a clear research question and undertake each stage of systematic reviewing of randomised controlled trials. They will also learn about the importance of the levels of evidence and systematic reviews of other different study designs. This course will also introduce the students to advances in systematic reviews such as network meta-analysis and use of Individual Patient Data (IPD)

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr A Poobalan
  • Dr Miriam Brazzelli

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The aim of this course is to equip students with the relevant skills to conduct and interpret systematic reviews on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions.

This course will help students to develop a research queston and adequate search strategy to identify relevant literature. Students will learn to critically appraise and extract data from primary studies. They will learn to assess the quality of primary studies and analyse and interpret their findings. Students will also understand and appreciate other types of systematic reviews and some advanced concepts in systematic reviewing. 


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Oral Presentation: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks 4 Feedback Weeks 6

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualCreateDevelop a research question and adequate search strategy.

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 60
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualAnalyseAnalyse findings from primary studies and interpret results.
FactualEvaluateAssess the quality of Randomised Controlled Trials
FactualEvaluateCritically appraise and extract data from primary studies.
FactualUnderstandIdentify the main sources of heterogeneity among primary studies.

Class Test - Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks 10 Feedback Weeks 11

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand the levels of evidence, concept of review of systematic reviews, intention to treat approach.
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand other sources of evidence including qualitative data, diagnostic accuracy data and individual patient data.
FactualAnalyseAnalyse findings from primary studies and interpret results.
FactualEvaluateCritically appraise and extract data from primary studies.
FactualEvaluateAssess the quality of Randomised Controlled Trials
FactualUnderstandIdentify the main sources of heterogeneity among primary studies.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Oral Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandIdentify the main sources of heterogeneity among primary studies.
ConceptualCreateDevelop a research question and adequate search strategy.
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand the levels of evidence, concept of review of systematic reviews, intention to treat approach.
FactualAnalyseAnalyse findings from primary studies and interpret results.
FactualEvaluateAssess the quality of Randomised Controlled Trials
ConceptualUnderstandUnderstand other sources of evidence including qualitative data, diagnostic accuracy data and individual patient data.
FactualEvaluateCritically appraise and extract data from primary studies.

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