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We teach you everything you need to know about critical appraisal. This course is your one-stop solution to learning about critical appraisal.
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Introduction
The Critical Appraisal One Day Course covers everything you need to know about appraising clinical papers in one intensive day. The course material includes many short exercises to improve your understanding of critical appraisal. The course is popular amongst people revising for critical appraisal exams, preparing presentations for journal clubs and starting research projects.
Features of the critical appraisal course
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Interactive learning
During the course you'll complete numerous exercises, which you'll answer either in your handout or by using digital wireless handsets.
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Intensive
We cover more material in 8 hours than any other course. You'll leave the course with your brain full of knowledge!
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Includes online access
You get free access to the online course as soon as you book a course place. Access lasts until 3 months after the one day course event.
Learning objectives
- Understand the meaning of evidence-based medicine and the importance of critical appraisal skills
- Be able to identify different study designs
- Be able to evaluate the methodology of any study for strengths and weaknesses
- Understand how to choose a statistical test to analyse data and be able to interpret the results of any study
- Be able to calculate clinically useful statistics from results data
- Be able to decide whether to change clinical practice based on the results of a study
