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 Postgraduate Course: Systematic Reviews for Public Health (PUHR11099)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences | College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |  
| Course type | Online Distance Learning | Availability | Available to all students |  
| SCQF Credits | 10 | ECTS Credits | 5 |  
 
| Summary | This course will introduce students to basic concepts of systematic reviews, and pooling of data through meta-analysis. Areas to be considered will include the rationale for systematic reviews, how they impact on health care decision-making, and the basic steps in undertaking a systematic review. The principle of meta-analysis will be discussed, along with some basic examples. |  
| Course description | This course will introduce students to basic concepts of systematic reviews, and pooling of data through meta-analysis. Areas to be considered will include the rationale for systematic reviews, how they impact on health care decision-making, and the basic steps in undertaking a systematic review. The principles of meta-analysis will be discussed, along with some basic examples. |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None |  
		| High Demand Course? | Yes |  
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |  
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        Critically understand the principles of systematic reviewingPlan your own systematic reviewCommunicate systematic review findings, using appropriate methods, to a range of stakeholders, including the general publicRecognise complexity in applying systematic review findings to your own practice |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | public health,Systematic review,protocol development,literature revi |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Marketa Keller Tel:
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 | Course secretary | Ms Charlotte Munden Tel: (0131 6)51 318
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