Qualitative Systematic Reviews in Health & Social Care Workshop

Qualitative research in the context of systematic reviews is a new and growing area of research. As such, there are many learners who are developing methodology, but few who would classify themselves as an expert - we are all in the position of being learners.

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Who is it for?
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Venue and Dates

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Course Content

This two-day developmental workshop will be participatory with speakers and participants sharing experiences and learning from each other

Reviewers who are currently working on reviews will describe some of the challenges and lessons learned from their projects

Participants will identify areas where knowledge about approaches to systematic review has advanced

Those who are new to the process can develop some hands on skills and identify further training needs

Everyone can identify areas needing further development

Experiences will be fed back to the Cochrane Qualitative Methods Review Group, to help in the development of training

There will also be a chance to top up your qualitative literature searching skills during hands on searching sessions.

 

Who is it for?

This workshop is for people who want to share experiences and learn from each other, including those who

have completed a systematic review of qualitative research and want to share lessons learnt

are trying to do a review, who would like some tips on various approaches

may have to design and conduct qualitative studies that will be used to inform quantitative research

Objectives

To help beginners with the basic skills needed for critical appraisal of qualitative research

Formulating qualitative research questions
Searching for qualitative research
Critically appraising

qualitative research
qualitative systematic reviews

To build upon what we are learning about organising and synthesizing qualitative data

Establishing inclusion and exclusion criteria
Keeping track of data
Working with co-reviewers
Issues in data synthesis

To consider how qualitative reviewing can be used to provide insight into findings from quantitative research

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Workshop Programme

The content below is subject to change.

  • The Qualitative Systematic Review Process through the eyes of EPPI-Reviewer
    James Thomas

  • Qualitative Searching Skills for Beginners
    Chris Carroll

  • Overview: Current issues and controversies in Qualitative Systematic Review Methods
    Andrew Booth

  • The state of the art of synthesis: some reflections on methods for synthesising qualitative and quantitative evidence
    Catherine Pope

  • Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative tuberculosis treatment adherence studies: a reflection on the process
    Simon Lewin

  • Qualitative Searching Skills for the More Experienced
    Andrew Booth & Chris Carroll

  • The place of synthesis in policy and decision making
    Facilitator: Catherine Pope

  • Decision-making regarding total knee replacement surgery: a qualitative meta-synthesis.
    Tracey O’Neill

  • Synthesising the Literature [Practical Session]
    Facilitators: Andrew Booth & Chris Carroll


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Venue and Dates

This course will not be running in 2008, although we are hoping to run it in 2009 - please email us if you would be interested

The workshop will be held at the Department for Continuing Education, Rewley House, Oxford.

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