Professional Development

JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review (online)

To develop, conduct and report comprehensive systematic reviews in order to provide the strongest possible evidence to inform decision making or clinical guidelines in healthcare.

Our JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review (CSR) Training Programme is designed to prepare researchers and clinicians to develop, conduct and report comprehensive systematic reviews of qualitative and quantitative evidence, following the JBI approach and using the JBI SUMARI software.

If you work in the School of Healthcare Sciences at Cardiff University or you are studying a PhD through our School of Healthcare Sciences, you are entitled to a funded/partially funded place on this course. Please contact Deborah Edwards before booking. Further details below.

We would recommend that you complete all three modules; however there is the option to take just module 1 and module 2, or just module 1 and module 3, if you prefer.

Who it’s for

This training is useful for anyone interested in conducting systematic reviews.

Whether you are a higher degree research student, an academic, a public health professional, or a clinician interested in research, this training course workshop will be helpful in guiding you towards a well conducted systematic review.

Cardiff University staff - School of Healthcare Sciences

You are eligible for a 100% funded place on this course. Please contact Deborah Edwards for more information before booking.

PhD students studying at the School of Healthcare Sciences at Cardiff University

You are eligible for a partially funded place. The fee to pay is £110. Please contact Deborah Edwards for more information before booking.

What you’ll learn

To develop, conduct and report comprehensive systematic reviews in order to provide the strongest possible evidence to inform decision making or clinical guidelines in healthcare.

Topics covered

• module 1: an introduction to evidence based healthcare and the systematic review of evidence
• module 2: the systematic review of evidence generated through quantitative research
• module 3: the systematic review of evidence generated by qualitative research, narrative and text

Benefits

• learn how to develop a focused research question
• search for relevant literature, appraise and synthesise evidence arising from research
• by the end of the programme, participants will have a completed protocol and access to the JBI SUMARI software to conduct their review

Teaching and useful information

Module 1 (Introduction to systematic reviews): 10 June 2024 (09:30 to 16:30)

Module 2 (Synthesis of quantitative evidence): 11 - 14 June 2024 (09:30 to 16:30)

Module 3 (Synthesis of qualitative evidence): 17 - 18 June 2024 (09:30 to 17:30)

The modules will be run virtually and will involve a mixture of teaching and independent group activities. Your tutor will be on hand to answer questions if required. There will be plenty of breaks scheduled during the day as well.

We will confirm timings, provide learning materials, and other information (such as login details) in the two weeks leading up to your course. The learning materials will be issued via cloud file storage and will be available to access during the course.

You will not need any equipment except for a computer with good internet connection and a camera function, and the ability to sign into Zoom.

Participant testimonials

We're delighted to have received some excellent feedback about this course from participants:

The training was comprehensive, and facilitators were (and continue to be) extremely helpful in offering continuing guidance on how to complete a review. As a qualitative researcher, I found the quantitative module beneficial for base learning (despite being advanced beyond my knowledge!). Brilliant mix of theory based and experiential learning exercises. A lot to pack into a week, so be prepared (well worth it!).

Lauren Cox - Youth Mental Health Research Unit (JUICE), Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Through gaining skills in synthesising evidence and having the opportunity to establish links with experts, I have been able to develop a far more thorough and robust review for my research.  I would thoroughly recommend the course as a learning resource for those at any stage in their research career.

Laura Ingham – PhD student, Cardiff University, UK

I completed the JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Programme in June 2021 to help me to determine whether a systematic or scoping review would be most appropriate for my PhD. By the end of the course, I was astounded by the wealth of knowledge I had gained on different types of literature reviews from the experts at the Wales (UK) Centre for Evidence Based Care. The course tutors were incredibly clear, informative and approachable, making the course an enjoyable experience. I came away from the course feeling confident in my own abilities, but the tutors also continued to support me by answering questions and directing me to useful resources as I moved through the stages of conducting my first mixed methods systematic review. I would highly recommend this programme to researchers at any career stage.

Rachael Hewitt, PhD student, Cardiff University, UK

The JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Programme has been invaluable in my development of a systematic scoping review. It has acted as a solid foundation of knowledge and skill that put me on the right path, supported essential learning, and enabled me to ensure quality through more robustly considered inquiry.

Claire Job, Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing, Cardiff University, UK