Course description
Introduction to Systematic Reviews
There are multiple organizations that provide guidelines for successful completion of a systematic review and we provide an overview of these guidelines from the Cochrane Collaboration, the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine), and Joanna Briggs Institute. Next is a discussion of the importance of protocols for determining whether or not a systematic review on your topic of interest has already been completed. Tools for supporting an organized systematic review project are then highlighted, followed by a detailed review of how/why librarians collaborate on these reviews. In the final module, we highlight how you can search for systematic reviews in three major databases: PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL.
Throughout the course are small assessments to reinforce concepts and encourage reflection.
Who should attend?
Prerequisites
This course is for members of the Stanford Medicine community. Valid Stanford login is required to acess some of the content in this course.
An interest in learning about systematic reviews.
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Stanford University, a partner institute of EdX.
2-3 hours per week
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- Understand the definition of a systematic review and its distinguishing features as compared to other types of reviews
- Know the different resource guidelines for conducting a systematic review
- Understand the facets of question development
- Introduction to software tools to facilitate the systematic review process
- Be able to search for systematic reviews on a given topic in PubMed and EMBASE
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