How to Conduct Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Third-cycle level | 3.0 credits (HEC) | Course code: K8F5254
VT 2025
Study period: 2025-05-12 - 2025-05-28
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2024-10-15 - 2024-11-05
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Course description

Systematic reviews represent the gold standard approach to identifying, evaluating, summarising, and synthetizing scientific evidence (with meta-analysis as a tool for quantitative synthesis), and they have contributed greatly to the current body of scientific knowledge. This course aims to introduce the concepts and procedures of systematic reviews and meta-analyses and will help applicants to get started with their own study.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

Students need to have basic knowledge of biostatistics (corresponding to KIs Basic Course in Medical Statistics or Biostatistics I) and it is recommended to have basic knowledge in epidemiology (corresponding to Epidemiology I course).

Selection

Selection will be based on:  
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written motivation). 
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date). 

Since a basic understanding of biostatistics is required, and a basic understanding of epidemiology is recommended, please state your relevant experience.

Course director

Anna Sidorchuk

Course syllabus

K8F5254

Department

Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Doctoral programme

**Not within a doctoral programme

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

systematic review, meta-analysis

CONTACTAnna Sidorchuk

anna.sidorchuk@ki.se