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Free educational videos demystify systematic reviews

Four brief animations have been co-produced by ESI, Cochrane Crowd, and the public. They are designed for patients, the public, healthcare professionals, students and more, who want to learn about systematic reviews and the main steps involved in producing a review.
They are free to use for teaching public and patient involvement.

A systematic review is a type of evidence synthesis that brings together information from multiple studies to help answer a clear question. It uses systematic and specific methods to identify, select and quality assess included studies, followed by the collection and analysis of information. 

 

MODULE 1: Asking the right question

 

MODULE 2: Finding the evidence 

 

MODULE 3: Assessing the evidence 

 

MODULE 4: Synthesising the evidence