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Critical Appraisal Two Day Workshop

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Introduction

The Critical Appraisal Two Day Workshop is our most comprehensive critical appraisal training event. The workshop covers everything that is included in the Critical Appraisal One Day Course but more time is spent on practical work, including appraising real clinical papers.

Features of the critical appraisal workshop

  • folders

    Comprehensive

    Everything you need to know about critical appraisal is covered over the two days.

  • clinical paper

    Real papers

    You'll appraise real clinical papers under the expert guidance of our tutors using your new knowledge and skills.

  • notepad

    Practical exercises

    You'll complete many exercises in your handout and answer questions using digital wireless handsets.

  • internet

    Includes online access

    You get free access to the online course as soon as you book a course place. Access lasts until 6 months after the workshop 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