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Systematic Reviews
EPI 214 Spring 2009 (1 unit)
Course Director: Stephen Bent, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Instruction in the methods of systematic
and unbiased identification of primary research studies, abstraction of
data, determination of summary estimates, evaluation of heterogeneity,
and subgroup and sensitivity analyses.
Students will:
- Demonstrate ability to design and conduct a simple systematic review.
- Demonstrate ability to determine if the results of a published meta-analysis
are valid.
| PREREQUISITES |
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Designing Clinical
Research (Epi 202). Exceptions to this prerequisite may
be made with the consent of the Course Director, space permitting.
| FACULTY |
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| Course Director: |
Stephen Bent, MD
Phone: 415-750-2093
email: stephen.bent@ucsf.edu
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| Lecturers: |
Karla Kerlikowske, MD
Phone: 415-750-2093
email: karla.kerlikowske@ucsf.edu
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Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, MS
Phone: 415-514-8019
email: dbraithwaite@psg.ucsf.edu
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Stephen Bent, MD
Phone: 415-750-2093
email: stephen.bent@ucsf.edu
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| Section Leaders: |
Stephen Bent, MD
Phone: 415-750-2093
email: stephen.bent@ucsf.edu
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Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, MS
Phone: 415-514-8019
email: dbraithwaite@psg.ucsf.edu
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Hilary Seligman, MD
Phone: 415-206-4448
email:seligman@medicine.ucsf.edu
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| Teaching Assistant: |
Kirby Lee, PharmD
email: leek@pharmacy.ucsf.edu
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FORMAT
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Lectures and small group sections. Small groups will
provide an overview of lecture material, discussion of reading, and review
of assignments.
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OPTIONAL TEXTBOOK
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Systematic Reviews in Health Care: Meta-analysis in
context edited by Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith, Douglas
G. Altman. BMJ Books. 2001. (This is an excellent text, and we highly
recommend it for students who are planning to do a systematic review in
the future.)
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HOMEWORK
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Homework must be turned in by 1:00 PM on the day it is due.
Homework will be reviewed during sections. If you would like to take notes
directly on your own homework, bring 2 copies of your homework to each
section: one copy to turn in at the beginning of the section for grading,
the second copy to take notes on.
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FINAL EXAM
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There will be a take home final exam. The exam will be distributed
during class on April 30, 2009, and will be due to Kirby Lee (leek@pharmacy.ucsf.edu),
course TA, by 5:00 PM on May 14, 2009.
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GRADING
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Grades will be based on total points achieved on homework
(40%), participation in small section group (20%), and the final exam
(40%). Late assignments are not accepted. Excused absences from section
(by notifying course director by e-mail prior to section for reasonable
conflicts or illness) are permitted and will not negatively affect the
course grade - the resulting section grade will be the average of the
sections attended. Unexcused absences will result in a lower overall section
grade.
| ENROLLMENT |
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This course is open to a limited number of individuals outside
of the ATCR and Master's programs. Preference is given to UCSF-affiliated personnel.
We regret that auditing is not permitted. To apply for this course please fill
out and submit the application below. Cost and submission information are in
the application.
Application (Word doc, 20KB)
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