Development of Curriculum for Elective Course “Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”

Introduction.Systematic review permits to summarize the findings of various studies. Meta-analysis combine from different independent studies and provide a precise estimate clinical effect or diagnostic power. Aim.To develop curriculum for elective course on systematic meta-analysis at Tbilisi State Medical University. Materials Methods.The literature was done. There were also used materials received during Summer School in Epidemiology fellowship funded by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Ulm University, Germany. The opinion experts regarding development taken into account. Results.The will be run Department Biostatistics 8 days with one day computer lab library. equal 2 ECTS 26 contact hours. Course admission requirement is some knowledge English language. Students assessed according corresponding regulatory rules Georgia administrative-legislative acts University 100-score system. cover fundamentals meta-analysis. Conclusion. Basic very important practical physician, healthcare worker, scientist academic staff. For successful implementation its piloting advisable.