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Systematic Reviews
EPI 214 Spring 2012 (1 unit)
Course Director: Stephen Bent, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Instruction in the methods of systematic review: development of a research question and a protocol, identification of primary research studies, abstraction of data, determination of summary estimates, evaluation of heterogeneity, evaluation of publication bias, meta-regression, and subgroup and sensitivity analysis.
Students will:
- Demonstrate ability to design and conduct a simple systematic review.
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Demonstrate ability to critique a published systematic review.
| 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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| Co-Director: |
Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, MS
Phone: 415-514-8019
email: dbraithwaite@psg.ucsf.edu
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| Lecturers: |
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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George W. Rutherford, MD
email: GRutherford@psg.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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Ashok Krishnaswami, MD, MAS |
| Statistical Consultant: |
Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS
Phone: 415-206-4448
email:seligman@medicine.ucsf.edu
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| Teaching Assistant: |
Susie Kussmaul, MD
email: outcomes.systematicreviews@gmail.com
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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.)
Books may be purchased either through the publisher or a variety of commercial venues (e.g., Amazon.com).
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HOMEWORK
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Homework must be turned in by 1:00 pm on the day it is due. No late homework will be accepted. If you are unable to attend the class, please e-mail your homework to the TA prior to class. 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 use for taking notes.
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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 26, 2012, and will be due to Susie Kussmaul (kussmauls@peds.ucsf.edu),
course TA, by 5:00 PM on May 10, 2012.
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GRADING
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Grades will be based on total points achieved on homework (60%) and the final exam (40%). Late assignments are generally not accepted. If you know you will be absent from a small group section, please obtain prior approval from your section leader and e-mail homework to the TA (see above). Unexcused absences will result in a lower grade for section participation.
| 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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