MSc in EBHC Systematic Reviews

University of Oxford

Master

Online

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  • Type

    Master

  • Methodology

    Online

This is a course for health professionals who want to gain an understanding of the importance of systematic reviews in health care as well as the practical skills to conduct them.

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Course programme

  • To introduce the basic concepts and skills of evidence-based health care, including how to formulate a clinical research question, search for evidence; critically appraise evidence for sources of bias, and apply evidence to health care settings.
  • To describe in detail different types of research methods and identify the strengths and weaknesses of different study designs.
  • To learn how to design a systematic review research protocol.
  • To gain a more detailed understanding of the process involved in conducting a systematic review.
  • To develop the skills to conduct, report, and update a systematic review.
  • To gain a familiarity with basic and advanced techniques for the analysis of quantitative systematic review data: meta-analysis, meta-regression, network meta-analysis, diagnostic meta-analysis, individual patient data meta-analysis.
  • To gain an understanding of and reasons for more complex systematic reviews in health care, such as realist reviews, reviews of clinical study reports, prognostic reviews, and meta-synthesis.
  • To explore new paradigms in systematic reviews and evidence synthesis.
  • To gain sufficient training to conduct systematic reviews independently.
  • The Practice of Evidence-Based Health Care
  • Introduction to Study Design and Research Methods
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Realist Reviews and Realist Evaluation
  • Complex Reviews
  • Meta-analysis
  • Attend and complete 6 compulsory modules
  • Complete a dissertation on a topic chosen in consultation with a supervisor and the Course Director. The dissertation should normally not exceed 15,000 words.
  • Attend a viva voce examination at the end of the course of studies at the discretion of the examiners
  • be a graduate or have successfully completed a professional training course
  • have professional work experience in the health service or a health-related field
  • be able to combine intensive classroom learning with the application of the principles and practices of evidence-based health care within the work place
  • have a good working knowledge of email, internet, word processing and Windows applications (for communications with course members, course team and administration)
  • show evidence of the ability to commit time to study and an employer's commitment to make time available to study, complete course work and attend course and university events and modules.

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MSc in EBHC Systematic Reviews

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