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Course type:

Short Course

Director of studies:

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Mode of study:

Duration:

2 Weeks

Home fee:

£1,225

Overseas fee:

£1,225

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Using Systematic Reviews in Policy Specification.pdf

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Systematic reviews are increasingly important in policy development.

This course is run by people with an international reputation in preparing systematic reviews. The editorial base of the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group, based at LSTM, leads a network of over 300 people synthesizing research to inform global, regional, and national policies in tropical infections and conditions relevant to low-income and middle-income countries.

The course is based on 20 years of experience in introducing systematic reviews to tropical medicine, and in supervising the authors preparing them.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN

10 Academic Credits at Masters Level

For an additional fee of £95, you can be entered for full Academic Credits for this course. The assessments are coming soon.

Please note that assessments may change at the discretion of the Directors of Study. All students will be made aware of new assessment details. The academic credits are offered to provide choice and flexibility to all our students, and students who do not wish to be entered for academic credits will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance.

Course Outline

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to appraise, interpret and use systematic reviews.

Evidence-informed policy and practice depends on research synthesis and systematic reviews, and this course will help you develop expertise in this area. You will learn how to find, read, appraise and interpret systematic reviews, and explore ways in which research evidence is used in building policy and practice.

The course convenors co-ordinate the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group, who introduced evidence-informed approaches to tropical diseases and are a large global network of researchers, public health specialists and clinicians carrying out systematic reviews. The course builds on LSTM’s leadership in developing and adopting systematic reviews in global health. We helped establish Cochrane, the recognised gold standard in systematic reviews, and now run a large consortium globally around developing systematic reviews and using them in policy. Many of the review examples are from Cochrane, but not all.

You will also learn about transparent guideline and policy developing using GRADE.

In global health, the prioritisation of review topics, the development of the methods, the interpretation of the results, and the application of the results alongside other important knowledge and information takes place within multidisciplinary teams. Students will be expected to complete preparatory reading, and then be expected to be part of interactive sessions involving discussion and group work exercises.

Entrance Requirements

English language requirements:

Attending course with Academic Credit:
The course is taught in English. Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all learning components, or a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 88 for the Internet-based Test (iBT), with minimum scores of 21 for Listening and Writing, 22 for Reading and 23 for Speaking. Tests should be within their validity period of 2 years.

Attending course – Certificate of Attendance Only:
The course is taught in English and in a postgraduate setting. Students whose first language is not English should be aware that to benefit from the course participants should have English language proficiency at the equivalent of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5.

Aims

This course aims to:

Find, appraise and interpret systematic reviews relevant to public health and primary care.

Apply approaches to use evidence to policy formulation

Discuss critically influences on evidence-informed practice at global, national and local levels.

Careers

The course will give you an overview of evidence-informed policy and practice that is currently important in international health.This course is particularly useful for people who want to understand the basics of systematic reviews and how they are used in policy and guideline development. This will give you insights into current debates in this area, and how the WHO and others link systematic reviews to decision making. It will help you if you go into public health policy, the evaluation of new technologies, or health services research.

Testimonials

The course was a really good learning experience and opened by mind for critical appraisal, systematic review of literature and policy making. The lecturers were highly skilled and very interactive.

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Start date	End date	Home fee	Overseas fee
14 February 2022	25 February 2022	£1,225	£1,225	Apply

Start date:
14 February 2022

End date:
25 February 2022

Home fee:
£1,225

Overseas fee:
£1,225

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Using Systematic Reviews in Policy