Introduction to Critical Appraisal

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• Format Lessons
• Language/s English
• Target Audience Further education, Self-directed learning
• EBM Stage 3 - Appraising evidence
• Duration 5-15 mins
• Difficulty Introductory

Key Concepts addressed

• 2-1a Comparison groups should be similar
• 2-1c Comparison groups should be treated equally
• 2-1d People should not know which treatment they get
• 2-2b All fair comparisons and outcomes should be reported
• 1-2e Comparisons are needed to identify treatment effects
• 1-2f Consider all of the relevant fair comparisons

Details

Healthcare staff need to be able to judge the validity and relevance of research articles. This presentation will help get you started on critical appraisal. Allow at least an hour to work through the exercises provided.