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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Xavier Bosch-Capblanch (x.bosch@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Description: Decisions made by health services users, providers, managers and policy makers determine health care outcomes. Decisions are continuously made, no matter the level of knowledge of decision makers or the amount of available resources. The soundness of decisions depends, among many other issues, on the available evidence to inform them. We critically examine the different types of evidence (from colloquial to research) and how evidence is produced, interpreted and used in decision making. Systematic reviews play a particularly prominent role in decision making and students will be guided to understand their rational, methods, results and use. Content: Data, information, evidence and decisions in health care Study designs and critical appraisal Systematic reviews (SR) - I Systematic reviews - II Guidelines and guidance in health care |
| Learning objectives | To conceptualise the role of evidence in the knowledge translation cycle in the health sector, from health care practice to policy decision making; to understand the role of research synthesis (i.e. systematic reviews) as a source of evidence for decision making. |
| Bibliography | (1) Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions (https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current) (2) Guidelines Review Committee (GRC) Handbook (https://www.who.int/publications/guidelines/guidelines_review_committee/en/) |
| Comments | Methods: Lectures, seminars and practicals |
| Admission requirements | Well acquainted with study design methods. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 09.03.2023 | 09.00-17.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Thursday 11.05.2023 | 08.30-16.30 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 6 |
| Thursday 25.05.2023 | 09.15-11.15 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Thursday 01.06.2023 | 09.15-17.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 4 |
| Tuesday 06.06.2023 | 09.00-12.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Online only |
| Modules |
Courses: Master Infection Biology (Master's Studies: Infection Biology) Doctorate Science Epidemiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Epidemiology) Module: Foundations in Epidemiology (Master's Studies: Epidemiology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Individual multiple-choice exam on the last day. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut |