The Nottingham Systematic Review Course
Tuesday 2nd - Friday 5th July 2013
The University of Nottingham
This course will appeal to all those interested in completing a Cochrane-style review. Experienced tutors and facilitators will be available to give you practical and individual advice. After attending the course, participants should be able to understand search strategies, extract data, manage the results of systematic searches, understand the syntheses of the data, apply the methods and conduct reviews independently.
Who should attend: All people wishing to undertake reviews of randomised studies.
Study methods: Small group teaching, workshops, library-based interactive tutorials with hands on practical work at computer stations and group work.
Course fee: £699. All learning materials, lunch, refreshments and the evening meal on the Thursday are all included.
Venue: The University of Nottingham is located at the heart of England. The university has good public transport networks.
Brief course content:
Day 1: Developing a protocol for a review.
Day 2: Searching and managing references.
Day 3: Extracting and using data.
Day 4: Using RevMan, more sums and Cochrane.
Download an Application Form
Further course content enquiries:
Please contact Lindsey Air
Tel - +44 (0)115 8231287
Email - Lindsey.Air@nottingham.ac.uk or visit http://szg.cochrane.org/en/events.html to download an application form.
Training - face-to-face
Contact Cochrane Centres or Review Groups about local workshops and courses in review production. Some of these events are listed on the Cochrane workshops page.
Training - online
- Open Learning Materials - learn the steps in convenient online modules which supplement the Cochrane Reviewers' Handbook in helping you gain skills and complete your review.
Training resources provided by other organizations:
- Undertaking Systematic Reviews of Research on Effectiveness - an extensive guide by the NHS Centre for Reviews & Dissemination
