Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:30
This course aims to enable the fundamental understanding and application of evidence based health at an individual- and population-level, focusing on the use of systematic reviews to synthesise evidence as well as methods to translate and implement evidence to inform health practice and policy. Students on this course will work through the stages of a systematic review unit by unit, completing interactive and practical exercises to develop the skills required to conduct a review. They will then study how the evidence produced from systematic reviews is used to shape health policy and practice, at the level of organisations and individual clinical encounters.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course will cover the following broad areas
Principle of systematic reviewing
Searching – sensitivity and precision, working with databases, building and running search strategies, managing search results
Data extraction – types of data to extract, methods and tools for extraction, minimising bias
Quality assessment – determining quality RCTs, case-controls, cohorts, cross-sectional, tools and checklists for quality assessment
Data synthesis and interpretation – meta-analysis, qualitative synthesis
Using evidence through guidelines and policy
Using evidence in clinical practice and shared decision making
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Describe and differentiate between methods of data synthesis |
| Conceptual | Understand | Illustrate the barriers and facilitators of different methods for the translation of evidence at an individual and population level |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Identify and critically appraise different types of evidence |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Recognise the role of critical appraisal tools and their appropriate application |
| Reflection | Create | Integrate quality assessment findings into data synthesis |
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