This report documents the design, launch and evaluation of a web-based educational package for those in healthcare settings who wish to perform a systematic review of published literature.
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Background:
Systematic reviews are a synthesis of the best available evidence for healthcare and assist clinical decision making and for developing health policy. The Cochrane Collaboration (CC) publishes systematic reviews in an electronic format that requires specific training. The CC has over 25,000 authors from over 80 countries and providing training and support to these authors presents a significant challenge.
The aim of this research was to assess the current Cochrane Protocol and Analysis course for authors of Cochrane systematic reviews and to compare with a newly developed electronic educational course.
Research report completed in 2011 by Jane Clarke, Jenny Weller and Cindy Farquhar from the the University of Auckland.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Regional Hub Project Fund (RHPF)