Systematic Review: Is the Evidence Useful? – Introduction
Your Instructor
Erica Ison is the lead for the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme at the Oxford Centre for Triple Value Healthcare. She is an experienced trainer/facilitator in a range of fields and has worked with a variety of people from health and care professionals and third sector personnel to politicians, students and members of the public.
Erica also designs and develops training and skills development courses, tailored for local, national and international audiences. Erica is an Expert Adviser to the World Health Organization European Network of Healthy Cities, and one of her main responsibilities is training and skills development. Erica also worked on the European Union’s Equity Action programme training civil servants in assessing the impact of government policies on equity.
Course Curriculum
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StartWhy do we need reviews of the literature? (1:09)
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StartTypes of review (3:05)
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StartTypes of review appropriate for evidence-informed or evidence-based decision-making (2:36)
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StartThe advantages and disadvantages of meta-analysis (1:58)
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StartWhich study designs can be included in a systematic review with meta-analysis? (1:26)
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StartBasic design of main analytical observational studies (2:14)
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StartThe need for systematic reviews of observational studies (1:15)
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StartWhy do we need critical appraisal of systematic reviews? (2:02)
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StartConcerns during the critical appraisal of systematic reviews with meta-analysis (0:27)
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StartReflecting on the definition of a systematic review (1:38)
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StartThe characteristics of systematic reviews useful as quality markers for critical appraisal (2:45)