Advanced Systematic Reviews
CEPI5204
The aim of this unit is to critically appraise and apply, at an advanced level, the best evidence on systematic reviews. This unit extends beyond the 'Introduction to Systematic Reviews' unit by exploring in-depth important issues around systematic reviews. At the end of the unit, students should be able to understand the advantages of individual patient meta-analyses; critically appraise a review of observational studies; understand differences in systematic review of observational studies compared with randomized trials, understand the potential pitfalls of meta-regression, perform and interpret a sub-group and meta-regression analysis, analyse continuous data and understand the methods by which missing data can be imputed, and understand the common problems in meta-analysis of continuous data. The seminar sessions are interactive and based on discussion of reading assignments; two sessions are based in the computer lab.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 2
Commencing semesters: 10
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: CEPI5204
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No