SHORT COURSE: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS & EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS

Event | 6th May 2024 to 10th May 0024 | 8:00 AM |
IDL Conference Centre, KNUST

KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KNUST)

THE BUREAU OF INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT (BIRD)

&

CENTRE FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND INNOVATION (CCBI)

PRESENT

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS & EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS

Course objective

This course aims to introduce participants to the methodology of systematic reviews. Participants will be exposed to the various stages involved in conducting a systematic review and will have the opportunity to gain practical experience of the tasks involved at mini workshops.

Course Dates

6th – 10th May, 2024

Venue: IDL Conference Centre, KNUST.  

Course Fee

Professionals: (GHS 2,000.00)

Postgraduate Students: (GHS 1,300.00) – A valid Student ID is required

Online Attendance: (GHS 1,000.00)

Target Group

Commissioners of Research/Evaluation and Evidence Syntheses (e.g., systematic reviews, meta evaluation etc.), Public Health Specialists, Development Specialists, Clinicians, Researchers, Lecturers, Postgraduate Students, and other professionals who want to perform and/or evaluate systematic reviews.  

Course delivery and course materials

The course takes a step-by-step approach to the tasks and methods involved in conducting a systematic review. A mixture of presentations and hands-on activities are used to introduce participants to major aspects of the review process. A course manual will be given to participants at the beginning of the week. Participants are encouraged to identify a topic for a systematic review that they can develop during hands-on sessions.

Lead Facilitators

  • Dr. Ebenezer Owusu-Addo, Senior Research Fellow, BIRD, KNUST
  • Prof.  Vivian Welch, Editor in Chief of the Campbell Collaboration & Deputy Director, Centre for Global Health Bruyère Research Institute.
  • Dr. Richard Bruce Lamptey, Deputy Librarian, KNUST

Certification

Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate signed by the Vice-Chancellor, KNUST.  

Application form can be accessed from: https://forms.gle/YUEBsX1aurD7Ne9L7

Deadline for course registration: April 30, 2024.

Call for registration or enquiry: 233 (0) 501349036/ 0244258146/0246001094

Email: eowusu-addo.canr@knust.edu.gh / shortcourses@knust.edu.gh 

Payment should be made into the following account details:

Name: Short Courses

Bank: GCB Bank

Branch: KNUST

Account number: 6031130001046

Swiftcode: GHCBGHAC

Momo number: 055 872 1879

Momo name: CENTRE FOR CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CCPD)

Address: Centre for Capacity Building and Innovation (CCBI), Office of the Vice-Chancellor, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.