Systematic Reviews in Health

Why take this course? This distance learning course is designed for busy health care professionals, such as nurses, doctors, and professionals allied to medicine, who are keen to obtain a postgraduate qualification in a flexible, timely manner through distance learning study. The course materials are available throughout your registration period. The Postgraduate Certificate has been developed in collaboration with Cochrane, which is recognised as world-leading in systematic review methodology. The majority of the interactive learning materials that form part of the teaching materials were developed and extensively piloted through joint funding by Cochrane and the University of Portsmouth. Cochrane holds the admirable aim of improving healthcare decision-making globally through the production, dissemination, updating and maintenance of Cochrane systematic reviews. These reviews are read by Health Professionals at all levels as well as Health Researchers, Health Policy Makers, Care Givers, the Pharmaceutical Industry and Patients. Cochrane Reviews are now seen as the 'gold standard' for systematic reviews in such key publications as The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, and the Journal of the American Medical Association and routinely appear there as well as in specialised medical journals for various specialty areas.