This will be a one day course 9am-5pm with live online sessions. There will be short live presentations followed by practical exercises, with class discussion and Q&A.

By the end of the course participants should be able to:

1. understand the different approaches to systematic review and synthesis of qualitative evidence; and
2. identify key tools, resources and literature to support the conduct of a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative evidence.

Anyone who is interested in the methods for systematic review and synthesis of qualitative evidence synthesis.

This course will cover:

1. defining qualitative review questions;
2. search strategies for qualitative evidence;
3. quality appraisal tools; and
4. different approaches to synthesis of qualitative evidence.

Dr Christie Cabral is a member of the Bristol Evidence Synthesis Group and has published several qualitative evidence syntheses.

To make sure the course is suitable for you and you will benefit from attending, please ensure you meet the following prerequisites before booking:

Before booking this course, please make sure you read the information provided above about the target audience and prerequisites. It is important that you have access to the relevant IT resources needed for the course and meet the knowledge prerequisites to ensure you can get the most from the course.

Bookings are taken via our online booking system, for which you must register an account. To check if you are eligible for free or discounted courses please see our fees and voucher packs page. All bookings are subject to our terms & conditions, which can be read in full How to pay your short course fees..

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Participants are granted access to our virtual learning platform (Blackboard) 1 to 2 weeks in advance of the course. This allows time for any pre-course work to be completed and to familiarise with the platform.

To gain the most from the course, we recommend that you attend in full and participate in all interactive components. We endeavour to record all live lecture sessions and upload these to the online learning environment within 24 hours. This allows course participants to review these sessions at leisure and revisit them multiple times. Please note that we do not record breakout sessions.

All course participants retain access to the online learning materials and recordings for 3 months after the course. 

University of Bristol staff and postgraduate students who do not wish to attend the full course may instead register for access to the 'Materials & Recordings' version of this course: Further information and bookings.