Train the Trainer Course book - Cochrane Public Health Group

2) ONCE REGISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
Confirmations:
Email participants to confirm their registration has been received and that they will receive some
pre-reading material at least 1 week (preferably 2 weeks) prior to the course.
Organise name tags.
You will need to divide the group in half – half appraising the RCT (Sahota), half appraising the
controlled before and after study (Gortmaker).
Send the RCT group the critical appraisal paper (at least one week prior to the course)
Send the CBA group the critical appraisal paper (at least one week prior to the course)
Send all participants the Qualitative critical appraisal paper (Cass), at least one week prior to the
course.
Printing course materials:
The CD provided contains a pdf file for each unit of the course manual – both outline and
powerpoint slides.
Each unit pdf file should be printed double-sided and then combined to be bound together.
*** Please note: If you make any changes to the course outline or slides you will need to redo the
pdfing for the units you change.
Simply place a coloured piece of paper/divider at the end of each unit to distinguish between
units (and before the first unit).
You will also need to print out the evaluation sheet and course certificates (provided).
3) ON THE DAY
You will require:
Two-day systematic review course slides.ppt
Who wants to be a systematic reviewer.ppt
Name tags
Any resources needed for icebreakers or games
Course manuals
Certificates of achievement
Evaluation forms
IMPORTANT: The copyright for the course materials lies with the authors and the Australian
Government Department for Health and Ageing. The course materials may be reproduced and used
to conduct non-profit systematic review courses for the Australian public health workforce (including
students). The materials should not be used for any commercial or profit-making activity unless
specific permission is granted by the copyright owners.
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