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Overview
This Systematic Reviews for Clinical Practice and Health Policy course at the University of Aberdeen is designed to introduce you to key concepts and methods for conducting systematic reviews of healthcare interventions. In this course, you’ll progress through each stage of the systematic review process, step by step.
You’ll complete interactive and practical sessions at each stage, designed to build the skills you need to conduct a systematic review of randomised controlled trials, including combining results of primary studies in a meta-analysis.
You’ll also be introduced to the knowledge-to-action framework, which introduces the steps required to ensure that review findings effectively inform and influence practice.
Careers
As a graduate in health sciences or a practising researcher, this course will help you develop your research career.
If you’re a practising health professional, gaining skills in systematic reviewing, synthesising and using guidelines will enhance your career options and prospects.
The course is a perfect foundation for clinical leadership roles. These could include:
- team leader roles
- ward manager roles
- clinical project management
- service development
- National Guideline Centre development committee membership
As someone with a non-clinical background, completing this course could allow you to join national policy development groups.
Programme Structure
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:- Develop a research question for a systematic review evaluating the comparative effects of healthcare interventions.
- Apply methods for identifying, selecting, and extracting data from relevant primary studies.
- Assess the risk of bias in identified primary studies.
- Understand statistical methods for combining quantitative data.
- Carry out a meta-analysis of identified primary studies.
- Interpret results and consider the implications of systematic review findings for practice and policy, including understanding the knowledge-to-action framework.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
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TOEFL® IBT OR
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PTE Academic 62
IELTS 6.5
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Credits
15 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Public Health Health Sciences View 100 other Short Courses in Public Health in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Duolingo English Test 120
TOEFL® IBT OR
90
PTE Academic 62
IELTS 6.5
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Other requirements
General requirements
This course has no formal entry requirements. You decide if it’s suitable for you.
The course is delivered at Masters level. At this level, for this course, you’d usually have at least:
- a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent), or
- relevant experience that supports this level of study.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full
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