Course Code: 9160CT104

Course Title: Reporting and reviewing clinical trials

College: LSHTM

Course Director: Kendall Searle

Course Description: This course will cover both writing up completed trials, including guidelines for authors (such as the CONSORT Statements for reporting), and also guidelines for readers to aid their critical appraisal of trial reports. Ideally future policy, practice and further research will be guided by the reports not merely of one trial but by the totality of the evidence. A major component of the course will therefore be the role of systematic reviews, including principles and procedures for conducting systematic reviews, problems and limitations; issues in the identification of randomised controlled trials; assessing trial quality; meta-analysis including cumulative meta-analysis; exploring heterogeneity; investigating for selection bias; and reporting of systematic reviews.

Assessment: Exam 50% - Assignments 50%

Course Credit: All LSHTM Short Courses offer transfer of credit to LSTHM Certificate, Diploma or Masters-level programmes within 4 years of completion

Course Study Hours/Duration: 150 hours over 35 weeks

Schedule of Availability: Oct - June (Enrolment deadline prior to Oct start - 30th June)

Delivery Mechanisms: Online VLE; CD-ROM

Cost: £1,636

How to apply: To enquire about applying for this course, or for any other information, please contact the Course Administrator using the online Enquiry Form below