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Train the Trainer Course book - Cochrane Public Health Group

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FACILITATOR’S GUIDE<br />

Time required:<br />

35-40 minutes approx (10 minutes slides, 25-30 minutes exercise)<br />

Learning topics<br />

- Rationale for completing a protocol for a systematic review<br />

- Establishing Advisory <strong>Group</strong>s<br />

- Determining <strong>the</strong> scope of <strong>the</strong> review<br />

Summary of activity<br />

Lecture – Powerpoint slides<br />

Exercise in small groups to list potential Advisory <strong>Group</strong> members<br />

Description of supporting materials<br />

No supporting materials. However, you may wish to hand out examples of protocols for participants<br />

to look at. Protocols downloaded from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Cochrane</strong> Library can be used as relevant examples.<br />

Fur<strong>the</strong>r reading (if required)<br />

1. Silagy CA, Middleton P, Hopewell S. Publishing Protocols of Systematic Reviews: Comparing<br />

What Was Done to What Was Planned. JAMA 2002;287(21):2831-2834.<br />

2. Hanley B, Bradburn J, Gorin S, et al. Involving Consumers in Research and Development in <strong>the</strong><br />

NHS: briefing notes for researchers. Winchester: Help for <strong>Health</strong> Trust, 2000.<br />

3. Oliver S. 1997. Exploring lay perspectives on questions of effectiveness; IN: Maynard A,<br />

Chalmers I (eds). Non-random reflections on health services research. London BMJ Publishing<br />

<strong>Group</strong>.<br />

4. Website: www.invo.org.uk<br />

Instructions to facilitator<br />

This section highlights <strong>the</strong> importance of writing a protocol before embarking upon <strong>the</strong> systematic<br />

review process. Emphasise that without thought taken to prepare a protocol one may get lost, as a<br />

protocol is essentially a road map for <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong> review. Time taken at <strong>the</strong> beginning can really<br />

save time throughout <strong>the</strong> review.<br />

A <strong>Cochrane</strong> protocol has a standard format – if reviewers choose not to register and complete a<br />

<strong>Cochrane</strong> review <strong>the</strong>y should still write a protocol which includes all of <strong>the</strong> components of a<br />

<strong>Cochrane</strong> protocol. An advantage of aligning oneself with <strong>Cochrane</strong> is that <strong>the</strong> protocol is peerreviewed<br />

before <strong>the</strong> reviewer starts <strong>the</strong> review (<strong>the</strong> final review is also peer-reviewed).<br />

The scope of <strong>the</strong> review (lumping vs. splitting) is very much determined by <strong>the</strong> needs of <strong>the</strong> users<br />

and <strong>the</strong> time available to complete <strong>the</strong> review. The Advisory <strong>Group</strong> will be invaluable in guiding this<br />

decision.<br />

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