QUALITATIVE EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS (QES), or systematic reviews of primary
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, are becoming more common both within and outside
Cochrane. The methods for undertaking these reviews are now well
developed. Findings from QES are increasingly used in decision making
processes, including to inform the development of clinical, health
system and social welfare recommendations (e.g. by WHO, NICE) and to
inform decisions across a wide range of public health and other
areas.This course will introduce and detail QES: what it is, how its
findings can be applied, methodological steps in conducting a QES and
how to assess and describe the level of confidence to place in QES
findings (GRADE-CERQual approach). The GRADE-CERQual approach is now
recommended for all Cochrane qualitative evidence syntheses. We will
use presentations, small groups, and illustrate material using applied
examples.
DELIVERY: Face-to-face teaching in Melbourne over two sessions:
1. Tuesday 19 October (9.30am to 4.30pm)
2. Wednesday 20 October (9.30am to 2.30pm)
TARGET AUDIENCE: reviewers working on systematic reviews of
qualitative evidence.
COURSE LEADER: Dr Meghan Bohren
[https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/820425-meghan-bohren#tab-overview]
Meghan is a Senior Lecturer in Gender and Womens Health in the Centre
for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.
She is an experienced Cochrane author and an associate editor with
Cochranes Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Group.
Her focus is on systematic reviews impacting populations and systems
in low- and middle-income countries, and methodological research
related to qualitative evidence syntheses. She is a co-coordinator of
the CERQual (Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative
Research) coordinating group.
COST: $368 per participant with discounts for group tickets.
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