As industry experts in systematic review methods, Samueli Institute can develop a personalized workshop tailored to your group’s needs. Instructors have expertise in military, public health and traditional research efforts.
Systematic Review Workshop participants will:
- Understand the role of systematic reviews in evidence-based medicine.
- Learn about the types of systematic reviews and which research question each type is best suited for.
- Learn how methodological bias can play a role in research and systematic reviews and gain the practical tools necessary to assess for and work with bias issues in reviews.
- Learn the basic components and practical steps of conducting a systematic review.
- Gain the credentials to consult as a member of a systematic review team.
- Receive hands-on mentorship on their specific review projects.
WHY SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS?
With an exponential increase in the amount of published scientific information in the area of healthcare, comes a need for patients, clinicians, researchers, policy makers, corporate leaders and other stakeholders to stay abreast of and synthesize this information.
A systematic review of the literature is the gold-standard approach for integrating evidence-based information and assessing gaps in health care. Systematic reviews require a specific and precise methodology, which is not always taught in educational institutions or applied in practice. Lacking this knowledge impedes the development of rational and evidence-based health policy and contributes to the gap in translating evidence into practice.
In order to bridge this gap, Samueli Institute has developed a flexible systematic review curriculum. It teaches participants how to conduct a systematic review in a step-wise manner. Participants are introduced to theoretical aspects of evidence-based medicine, and concepts related to systematic reviews including the role and purpose of different types of reviews, quality assessment of studies, and the management of bias. The workshop also provides a comprehensive workbook which includes practical instructions and guidelines for the conduction of specific types of systematic reviews.
ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION
Groups are kept small to maximize the individual instruction.
Participants are encouraged to bring a proposed review project to the workshop as they will be given the opportunity to work on their reviews through several hands-on exercises pertaining to each systematic review step and receive individual mentorship on their specific projects.