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Qualitative Systematic Reviews in Health & Social Care: Workshop Dear Colleague Oxford University’s Qualitative Systematic Reviews in Health & Social Care workshop is running again next month on July 26-27th 07. This 2-day developmental workshop will be participatory, with speakers and delegates sharing experiences and learning from each other. It is being offered under the auspices of the Cochrane Collaboration’s Qualitative Research Methods Group. The cost is £750 (£450 for day 1, £300 for day 2) including all course materials, refreshments, lunch and a workshop dinner first evening. Programme topics include: * The Qualitative Systematic Review Process through the eyes of EPPI-Reviewer James Thomas * Qualitative Searching Skills for Beginners Chris Carroll * Overview: Current issues and controversies in Qualitative Systematic Review Methods Andrew Booth * The state of the art of synthesis: some reflections on methods for synthesising qualitative and quantitative evidence Catherine Pope * Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative tuberculosis treatment adherence studies: a reflection on the process Simon Lewin * Critically Appraising the Qualitative Literature [Practical Session]. Facilitator: Andrew Booth * Workshop Dinner * Qualitative Searching Skills for the More Experienced Andrew Booth & Chris Carroll * The place of synthesis in policy and decision making Facilitator: Catherine Pope * Decision-making regarding total knee replacement surgery: a qualitative meta-synthesis. Tracey O’Neill * Synthesising the Literature [Practical Session] Facilitators: Andrew Booth & Chris Carroll Full details can be found at www.conted.ox.ac.uk/CPD/healthsciences/courses/short_courses/QSR and a registration form can be downloaded from www.conted.ox.ac.uk/CPD/healthsciences/courses/short_courses/QSR/register.as p. Places last year went very fast so please register as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you there! Best wishes Avril Dr Avril Anson Portfolio Manager (Health Sciences) Oxford University Continuing Professional Development 01865 286943 dir