Successfully completed (60-75 minutes of learning) through "Module 12: Introduction to qualitative evidence synthesis" in an online course entitled “Cochrane Interactive Learning" in February 2025. Module 12 has been written and compiled by: 

-Andrew Booth, Professor in Evidence Synthesis in the Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR) at the University of Sheffield and an adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick, UK.

-Jane Noyes, Professor in Health and Social Services Research and Child Health, Bangor University, UK.

-Dario Sambunjak and Ruth Turley, Cochrane Central Executive Team.

The module instructed us to: 

• Understand the types of questions a QES can explore

• List the steps in conducting a QES

• Recognize the importance of a question formulation framework

• Choose a method for synthesis

• Identify the reporting guidelines for different types of QES