The course will provide learning and practical experience in a small group setting for many aspects of research synthesis and systematic review methods. These include question formulation and eligibility criteria, searching for eligible material, data extraction, analysis, and reporting. Examples relevant to the humanitarian sector will be used to illustrate key points and participants should leave the course feeling more comfortable about using evidence from systematic reviews and other types of research synthesis to help them with decision making.
Speakers
Dr Davies has extensive experience of undertaking systematic reviews of evidence and other types of research synthesis, and of getting review evidence into policy and practice. From 2012-2015 Dr Davies was Head of the London office of 3ie, the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, and was responsible for for 3ie’s Systematic Reviews and Research Synthesis programme. He has worked in academia (University of Oxford, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), the civil service (UK Cabinet Office and HM Treasury), and the private research and evaluation sector (American Institutes for Research and Oxford Evidentia). Philip also has substantive knowledge and expertise in health and health care, education, social welfare, crime and justice, and international development.
Nia Roberts, Outreach Librarian based at the Knowledge Centre in the Bodleain Libraries will join the course for sessions on searching for eligible materials.
About Evidence Aid
Evidence Aid, a registered charity, has championed the evidence-based approach in humanitarian action since 2004. Evidence Aid is co-located with the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine within the University of Oxford.