Learning objectives

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to

• Define ‘evidence-based medicine’ and discuss the importance of critical appraisal skills
• Identify different study designs and demonstrate an awareness of the hierarchy of research evidence
• Evaluate the methodology of any study for strengths and weaknesses
• Explain how to choose a statistical test for data analysis and be able to interpret the results in any research paper
• Calculate clinically useful statistics from results data
• Decide whether to change clinical practice based on results