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Evidence-Based Health Care Career Enhancement Scholarships worth £1,055 Complex Reviews – a new accredited short course Developing a better understanding of the broader forms of evidence synthesis The Scholarships will cover 50% (£1,055) of the tuition fees but exclude the cost of travel, accommodation and subsistence. The student is expected to cover these costs as well as the remaining 50% (£1,055) of the tuition. Act fast as the closing date for applications is 18th June 2017. Course runs 24–28 July 2017 in Oxford Register here: www.conted.ox.ac.uk/complex-reviews This accredited short course will focus on providing an understanding of the broader forms of evidence synthesis, and their methods, with a particular focus on the role of complex reviews in clinical practice. Such reviews include: * Diagnostic test accuracy reviews * Synthesis of clinical study reports * Individual participant data (IPD) * Non-randomised data * Qualitative research Students attending this course will gain insight into some of these more complex forms of evidence synthesis, as well as explore emerging forms of synthesis and learn how to incorporate these methods into a review protocol. The module is aimed to enable students to: * Recognise the need for the broader forms of evidence synthesis in healthcare * Develop the skills needed to develop more advanced search strategies * Understand the methods needed to conduct diagnostic test accuracy reviews * Recognise the need and value of individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis * Be familiar with clinical study reports, regulatory data and the challenges of conducting reviews of such data * Understand the methods involved with conducting reviews of non-randomised data * Become familiar with qualitative and mixed methods reviews * Explore further emerging forms of evidence synthesis Full details of the Scholarship and information about the course are available at: www.conted.ox.ac.uk/complex-reviews