Systematic Review with Metanalysis in Medicine

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Interactive presentations in class. Group work in class;

Evaluation: Attendance to at least 4 of the 5 sessions, Completion of the task proposed, presentation of the task proposed and writing and submission of the task proposed for publication (maximum 20 )

Attendance at least 4 of the 5 sessions, Completion of the task proposed, presentation of the task proposed (maximum score of 16 );

Frequency of at least 4 of 5 sessions (12).

Learning Outcomes

To learn how to perform a Systematic Review with a step-by-step follow-up and to learn how to perform a meta-analysis with data from the systematic review to learn how to read, interpret and present the scientific evidence for future application in clinical practice.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Choice of theme and construction and registration of systematic review protocol

2. Bibliographic research and selection of step-by-step articles in a systematic review

3. Construction of systematic review tables and evaluation of the quality of articles

4. Meta-analysis of systematic review data: introduction, context ant main techniques

5. How to write and present a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Head Lecturer(s)

Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares Santiago

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Attendance to at least 4 of the 5 sessions, Completion of the task proposed, presentation of the task proposed and writing and submission of the task proposed for publication (maximum 20 ) Attendance at least 4 of the 5 sessions, Completion of the task proposed, presentation of the task proposed (maximum score of 16 ); Frequency of at least 4 of 5 sessions (12) : 100.0%

Bibliography

Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions - http://handbook-5-1.cochrane.org/

Investigação passo a passo – Perguntas e respostas para Investigação clínica – APMCG - http://www.apmgf.pt/apmgfcms/dist/apmgf/publicacao/publicacao.html?id=141