Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis of Prognosis Research
Master
Online
Description
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Type
Master
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
3 Weeks
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
The number of primary studies evaluating prognostic factors and models is rising per day. Alike for therapies and diagnostic tests, critically summarizing and analyzing the evidence form prognosis studies in a systematic review and meta analysis is beneficial for health care professionals seeking the best evidence.
About this course
• A BSc or MSc degree in biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, medicine or veterinary medicine, or a comparable degree
• Access to the program R
• We strongly recommend that you take part in our online course Prognostic Research, prior to enrolling in this course
• Sufficient proficiency in English reading and writing
Reviews
Subjects
- Primary
- Rationale
- Prognostic
- Systematic
- Focused
- Prognostic problem
- Systematically
- Literature
- Meta-analysis
- Analyses
Course programme
- Explain the rationale for performing a systematic review of prognostic studies
- List the key steps of a systematic review of prognostic studies
- Formulate a focused review question addressing a prognostic problem
- Systematically search the literature
- Critically appraise the evidence from primary prognostic studies
- Formulate the difficulties of meta-analysis of prognostic research
- Meta-analyses of performance of prognostic models
- Meta-analyses of the added value of specific prognostic factors
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis of Prognosis Research