MEES0811 Evidence Synthesis - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Alena Langaufová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Friessová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Course objectives
The objectives of the Evidence Synthesis Seminar are the practical application of the principles of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), Evidence-Based Research (EBR), and the principles of evidence synthesis and its interpretation. The EBP approach involves the conscientious, explicit, and thoughtful use of the best current scientific evidence in practice. The Evidence-Based approach plays a significant role in the process of informed decision-making and critical thinking. EBR is a principle that prevents wasteful research by asking whether the intended research is necessary, i.e., whether the research question being asked has already been adequately answered by previous research. If new research is generated, EBR focuses on contextualizing it with existing research. The course aims to provide the students with a methodological and practical foundation in EBP and EBR and prepare them for writing final (thesis) papers and the skill of interpreting research results.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
formulate a specifically focused research question,
design a search strategy,
search for scientific evidence in various databases and evaluate its relevance,
interpret the results of systematic reviews, most often presented using meta-analyses.
Syllabus
  • Concept and meaning of EBP and EBR
  • Five steps of EBP
  • PICO - creating a clinical question
  • Introduction to the search strategy
  • Creating a targeted search strategy
  • The basis of systematic search
  • Searching for the best available research evidence
  • Assessing the relevance of research evidence
  • Interpretation of study results
Literature
    required literature
  • • MOHER, David, Alessandro LIBERATI, Jennifer TETZLAFF, Douglas G. ALTMAN a PRISMA GROUP, 2009. Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA Statement. Open Medicine. 3(3), e123-130. ISSN 1911-2092
  • • KLUGAR, Miloslav. Systematická review ve zdravotnictví. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2015. ISBN 978-80-244-4785-8.
  • • MAREČKOVÁ, Jana, Jitka KLUGAROVÁ a kol. Evidence-based health care: zdravotnictví založené na vědeckých důkazech. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2015. ISBN 978-80-244-4784-1
    recommended literature
  • • PAGE, Matthew a kol., ed. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions version 6.0 [online]. Chichester (UK): John Wiley, 2019. ISBN 9781119536604. Dostupné z: https://training.cochrane.org/handbook
  • • KLUGAR, Miloslav a Jitka KLUGAROVÁ. Using evidence synthesis and clinical practice guidelines in everyday decision-making process is it real or a dream? International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2
  • • AROMATARIS, Edoardo a Munn MUNN, ed. Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer's Manual [online]. Adelaide: The Joanna Briggs Institute, 2017. Dostupné z: https://reviewersmanual.joannabriggs.org/
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
Written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2025.
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