PU5018: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWING (2015-2016)

This course will equip students with the relevant skills to interpret and conduct systematic reviews on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions.

Students will learn to formulate a clear research question and understand the principles and main steps for undertaking systematic reviews. In particular, they will learn how:

i)              to develop an adequate search strategy;

ii)             to critically appraise primary studies;

iii)           to extract data from primary studies;

iv)           to identify the main sources of heterogeneity among primary studies;

v)            to analyse findings from primary studies;

vi)           to interpret results;

vii)         to assess the quality of existing systematic reviews.

• One of MSc Nursing (Studied) or MSc Midwifery (Studied) or MSc Global Health and Management (Studied) or MSc Public Health Research (Studied)
• Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)