Meta-analysis and cardiovascular risk

Course Information
TitleΜετα - ανάλυση και καρδιαγγειακός κίνδυνος / Meta-analysis and cardiovascular risk
CodeΠΜΣΚΑΡΔΙΟΒ005
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorVasileios Kotsis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600022378

Programme of Study: PMS- Kardiangeiakī Nósos (2022 - sīmera)

Registered students: 5
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective Courses216

Class Information
Academic Year2024 – 2025
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600260284
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
  • Distance learning
Language of Instruction
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to apply the steps required for conducting a meta-analysis and understand how to read a published meta-analysis.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
The objective of this course is to examine the steps involved in conducting a meta-analysis. Additionally, participants will acquire the skills to interpret published meta-analyses, with a specific focus on meta-analyses related to cardiovascular risk factors and diseases. The course will include presentations and in-depth discussions with participants to enhance their understanding of the methodologies and findings of meta-analyses in the field.
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.6
Reading Assigment411.6
Project100.4
Written assigments572.3
Exams30.1
Total1506
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Last Update
07-03-2025