Cochrane Systematic Review Quantitative

Background

Systematic review is scientific paper which consist of identifying, reviewing, and synthesizing all the evidence with high quality criteria of research questions. Systematic Review which came from randomized clinical trials are the most important in EBM. Researchers who do Systematic Review with or without using meta-analysis, aims to minimize biased, so that it can produce reliable scientific and can be used in clinical decision making. Comprehension of Systematic Review and how implementation in the field became the responsibility, of all personel in health service.

For that matter it takes an effort to improve and renewing scientific development, knowledge, and skills in scientific writing. This is expected to be an important skill for lecturers and health officers for improving the quality of education and health services in medical institutions. Along with task as a civitas academica community, then lecturers are required to produce scientific writing and publish in journals that have high impact factors. With that role, it is expected that lecturers have high knowledge and skills, good quality and up to date science, so that will be able to publish with a good quality paper. Along with the vision and mission, Faculty of medicine UGM who want to became World Class University, it needs good skills in all lecturers.

Objectives

  • Introducing Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Method to Improve quantity and quality of scientific writing.
  • Advancing Knowledge and skill of making Systematic Review
  • Using the best literature medical for getting information to improve quality education and health service

Participants

The course is intended for the following person :

  • Holders of medical university degree with a minimum of two years professional experience in the clinical field with past or current involvement in one of the following fields :
    1. Reasearch and/or application of EBM.
    2. Development of Clinical Guidelines.
    3. Coaching of Medical or Paramedical Theses in Health Sciences.
    4. Teaching Clinical Epidemiology/ EBM.

Course

  1. Introduction to writing a systematic review
  2. Writing a protocol
  3. Defining a review question
  4. Searching for studies
  5. Selecting studies
  6. Assessing risk of bias in randomised trials and non-randomised trials
  7. Collecting data
  8. Introduction to meta-analysis
  9. Analysing dichotomous outcomes + extract data exercis
  10. Analysing continuous outcomes + extract data exercise
  11. Introduction to RevMan
  12. Analysing other outcomes and study designs
  13. Interpreting your analysis & GRADE
  14. Heterogeneity + Quiz
  15. Narrative synthesis
  16. Drawing conclusions and writing your review