• Continuing professional development (CPD)

Project: Systematic Review of Evidence to Inform Professional Practice

CPD Level 7
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Overview

Overview

The National Institute for Health Research (2019) states that: ‘Evidence-based healthcare relies on the availability of the best evidence upon which patient-centred clinical decisions can be made. Reviews make a significant contribution to this by attempting to identify the totality of evidence available, appraising and then summarising this evidence.’

This project module aims to provide you, the practitioner, with the opportunity to synthesise the evidence base for an area of professional/clinical healthcare practice or service delivery.

You will demonstrate the ability to bring together and quality assess evidence from primary research and where appropriate stakeholder engagement using transparent methods and critical scholarship to inform healthcare/practice.

The course is offered at both our West London and Reading campuses.

Course requirements: Completion of Systematic Reviews: Principles and Methods. Please note this module is not open to students undertaking the MSc Nursing (Top-Up). You should apply for ‘Project: Rapid Systematic Review of Evidence to Inform Professional Practice.'

Cost and funding: This fee covers the full course cost.

  • Sept 24 - Aug 25 fees: £2700
  • Sept 25 - Aug 26 fees: TBC

Credits: 60

Assessment method: A systematic review report

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Locations this course is taught at:
West London Campus
Berkshire Institute for Health
Study dates and times

Study dates and times

This course is taught on day release, select a start date to see the study days:

Study days are from 9am to 5pm.

The course will:

  • Develop your advanced search skills to identify primary research for your specific area of healthcare
  • Extend and refine your critical appraisal of primary peer-reviewed experimental, quasi-experimental, qualitative or mixed methods research, appropriate to your review question
  • Provide a synthesis of the evidence using narrative or meta-synthesis, report the outcomes in the context of current practice and draw conclusions that will impact future healthcare practice and policy.
Teaching staff

Teaching staff

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Dr Catherine Lynch

I have been leading various iterations of the Masters in Advanced Practice since 2009 at UWL, taking revised versions of the program through successful validation/revalidation ever 4 years. In addition, I led on the accreditation of the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme with Health Education England in 2020. I am passionate about empowering healthcare practitioners with the soft skills to make a different in their practice and cite the discovery of emotional intelligence and transactional analysis amongst my highlights in academia. During the pandemic, I became a proficient user of graphic design software, predominantly using Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud, which I believe gives my students an immersive and entertaining, quality learning experience.

I have been leading various iterations of the Masters in Advanced Practice since 2009 at UWL, taking revised versions of the program through successful validation/revalidation ever 4 years. In addition, I led on the accreditation of the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme with Health Education England in 2020. I am passionate about empowering healthcare practitioners with the soft skills to make a different in their practice and cite the discovery of emotional intelligence and transactional analysis amongst my highlights in academia. During the pandemic, I became a proficient user of graphic design software, predominantly using Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud, which I believe gives my students an immersive and entertaining, quality learning experience.

How to apply

How to apply

This course is offered as a component of two of our postgraduate courses: 

You will need to apply for one of these courses in order to study this Systematic Review of Evidence to Inform Professional Practice module.

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Contact us

For more information about our CPD courses please get in touch with Dr Claire Anderson, Associate Dean (Berkshire), College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare:

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