Course detail

Welcome to Conducting Scoping Reviews

Description: 

The objective of this three-day course is to provide the participants an understanding of why and how to develop a scoping review protocol and conduct a scoping review using the JBI methodology. Scoping reviews provide an overview of the existing literature within a defined topic of interest. A scoping review can be used to map the key concepts that underpin a field of research, as well as to clarify working definitions, and/or the conceptual boundaries of a topic. The most common reasons for conducting a scoping review are to explore the breadth or extent of the literature, map and summarize the evidence, and inform future research. The course covers the following areas relevant to developing a scoping review protocol and conducting a scoping review:

• JBI guidelines and template to developing a scoping review protocol and scoping review

• Differences and similarities between systematic reviews and scoping reviews

• Focused question P (Population) C (Concept) C (Context)

• Search strategy

• Source of evidence selection

• Data extraction

• Analysis and presentation of results

The course includes presentations from lectures, group activities, either individually focusing on your own PhD-project or in small groups with a shared focus and short presentations from the PhD students

Preparation for the course:

Selected papers and book chapters will be announced to the participants shortly before the course

Learning objectives: 

To learn and understand of why and how to develop a scoping review protocol and conduct a scoping review using the JBI methodology.

Teaching methods:  

The course includes presentations from lectures, group activities, either individually focusing on your own PhD-project or in small groups with a shared focus and short presentations from the PhD students

Key literature:  

Aromataris E, Lockwood C, Porritt K, Pilla B, Jordan Z, editors. JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI; 2024. Available from: https://synthesismanual.jbi.global. https://doi.org/10.46658/JBIMES-24-01  

Munn, Z., Peters, M. D. J., Stern, C., Tufanaru, C., McArthur, A., & Aromataris, E. (2018). Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x 

Munn Z, Pollock D, Khalil H, Alexander L, Mclnerney P, Godfrey CM, Peters M, Tricco AC. What are scoping reviews? Providing a formal definition of scoping reviews as a type of evidence synthesis. JBI Evid Synth. 2022 Apr 1;20(4):950-952. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-21-00483. 

Peters MDJ, Marnie C, Tricco AC, Pollock D, Munn Z, Alexander L, McInerney P, Godfrey CM, Khalil H. Updated methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews. JBI Evid Synth. 2020 Oct;18(10):2119-2126. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-20-00167. PMID: 3303812 

Pollock, D., Peters, M. D. J., Khalil, H., McInerney, P., Alexander, L., Tricco, A. C., Evans, C., de Moraes, É. B., Godfrey, C. M., Pieper, D., Saran, A., Stern, C., & Munn, Z. (2023). Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 21(3), 520–532. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-22-00123

Organizer: Britt Laugesen

Lecturers: Associate Professor Britt Laugesen, britt.laugesen@rn.dk and Associate Professor Marianne Wetendorff Nørgaard, mwn@dcm.aau.dk

ECTS: 2.0

Date: 

10 March 2027

11 March 2027

17 March 2027 (Online)

Place: Aalborg University

City: Aalborg

Maximal number of participants: 20

Open for enrolment: 10 November 2026

Deadline for enrolment: 17 February 2027

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

For external PhD students: This course is a general course and is prioritized for PhD Students enrolled at Aalborg University. If there are available seats, PhD students from other universities will be accepted. You will be notified shortly after the deadline if you have been accepted.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

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For inquiries not described in the FAQ, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk. When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.