MPH5239 Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5239 Systematic reviews and meta-analysis is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital. It needs MPH5040 and MPH5041.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5239
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
- MPH6239Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
After MPH5239
No unit lists MPH5239 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Overview
Critical appraisal of literature reviews; problem formulation and protocol development; intra-rater agreement for assessment of relevance; validity assessments; data collection forms; variation between study findings, combining the findings of independent studies, inferences based upon overviews; statistics of meta analysis, Cochrane Collaboration.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | Block on |
Assessment
- Written report - Critically appraise a published systematic review20%
- Group written report 1 - A protocol or plan of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials20%
- Group written report 2 - Systematic review of randomised controlled trialsThreshold hurdle50%
- Online participation in Moodle discussions10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Formulate a structured question for a systematic review of randomised controlled trials, and understand the motivations for doing a systematic review;
- 2
Develop a protocol (or planned methods) for a systematic review;
- 3
Conduct a systematic review in a small group that conforms to accepted standards;
- 4
Clearly report the systematic review;
- 5
Assess the quality of systematic reviews conducted by others, and apply the results to clinical practice.
Workload and teaching
12 hours per week comprised of a mix of directed and self-directed learning plus attendance at 3 day block
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Renea Johnston
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Renea Johnston