Methodology

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CA010: Introduction to evidence-based medicine: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: Introduction to the course, introduction to the multimedia player, evidence-based medicine, critical appraisal, internal validity, external validity, effectiveness, efficacy

Duration: 06 mins:32 secs Last updated: 21 January 2008
CA100: The clinical question: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: Understanding the clinical question, primary hypothesis

Duration: 03 mins:09 secs Last updated: 21 January 2008
CA110: Types of studies - Overview: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: A brief look at the different types of studies.

Duration: 04 mins:08 secs Last updated: 23 January 2008
CA114: Types of studies - Observational descriptive studies: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout

Content: Survey, qualitative survey, case report, case series

Duration: 02 mins:04 secs Last updated: 23 January 2008
CA118: Types of studies - Observational analytical studies: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: Case control study, cohort study

Duration: 06 mins:01 secs Last updated: 23 January 2008
CA122: Types of studies - Experimental studies (interventional): Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: Open trial, controlled trial, randomised controlled trial, crossover trial, n of 1 trial

Duration: 05 mins:13 secs Last updated: 23 January 2008
CA130: Populations and samples: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout

Content: Population, target population, sample population

Duration: 02 mins:45 secs Last updated: 23 January 2008
CA140: Bias: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: Bias, selection bias, sampling bias, Berkson bias, diagnostic purity bias, Neyman bias, membership bias, historical control bias, response bias, performance bias, observation bias, interviewer ascertainment bias, recall bias, Hawthorne effect, attrition bias, conflicts of interest

Duration: 14 mins:42 secs Last updated: 23 January 2008
CA150: Confounding factors: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: Confounding factors, positive confounder, negative confounder, restriction, selection criteria, inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, matching, randomisation, stratified analysis, multivariate analysis

Duration: 08 mins:15 secs Last updated: 23 January 2008
CA170: Randomisation: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: Randomisation, simple randomisation, block randomisation, stratified randomisation, concealed allocation

Duration: 11 mins:30 secs Last updated: 28 May 2008
CA180: Blinding: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: Hawthorne effect, Pygmalion effect, placebo effect, placebo, blinding, single blinding, double blinding, triple blinding, blind assessment

Duration: 08 mins:02 secs Last updated: 7 February 2008
CA190: Reliability and validity: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout; quiz

Content: Reliability, inter-rater reliability, intra-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, alternative form reliability, split-half reliability, correlation coefficients, kappa statistic, Cronbach's alpha, intraclass correlation coefficient, validity, criterion validity, predictive validity, concurrent validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, face validity, content validity, construct validity, incremental validity

Duration: 07 mins:06 secs Last updated: 07 February 2008
CA210: The hierarchy of evidence: Format: Multimedia slides with audio narration; handout

Content: Hierarchy of evidence

Duration: 02 mins:10 secs Last updated: 07 February 2008

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