What systematic reviews are, why they are useful, framing a review question, process for reviews.
Module 2: Writing the review protocol
Why protocols are a crucial step, components of a protocol, framing eligibility criteria.
Module 3: Searching for studies
Why systematic and rigorous searches are important, planning and designing search strategies, sources of studies, managing and reporting the process.
How to select studies for inclusion, systematically collecting different data types that meet criteria.
Module 5: Introduction to risk of bias
What bias is, how to assess the risk of bias in randomized trials in different sources.
Module 6: Analysing the data
How to analyse different types of data, effect measures, undertaking meta-analysis, recognizing heterogeneity.
Module 7: Interpreting the findings
How to interpret results of statistical analysis, reporting bias, using GRADE method to report on certainty of evidence.
Module 8: Reporting the review
The reporting process, creating ‘Summary of findings’ tables, writing up results, discussing evidence, drawing conclusions, summary formats.
Introducing health economics and considerations for this in a systematic review.
Module 10: Network meta-analysis
Introduction to network meta-analysis (NMA) in the context of a systematic review of randomized trials.
Putting the equity lens on your systematic review.
Getting started with qualitative evidence synthesis, taking stock of evidence, synthesising and developing findings and writing up a report.
Module 13: Rapid reviews
How to conduct a rapid review, including key differences from systematic reviews and practical approaches to streamline the process.
What a living systematic review is and when to do it, how to plan, conduct, and finish it and report its results.
