Critical Appraisal Course (NWSTR251215A)

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SubjectCritical Appraisal
DescriptionThe critical appraisal course enables you to systematically assess the strengths and weaknesses of clinical papers
Additional information

This course will run on the 15th and 16th December, delegates must be available to attend both days.

Please arrive by 08:30 for registration.

VenueNorth West DentalTraining Hub, Altrincham - Cheshire  View details
Date & time2 day event starting on Monday 15 December 2025, 09:00 to 17:00
LecturerDr Narinder Kaur Gosall  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Specialty Trainee

Development outcomeC
Course styleLecture
Core topic Not a core topic
CateringRefreshments
CPD hours12:00
CostNo charge
Aims

The Critical Appraisal Course enables you to systematically assess the trustworthiness, relevance, and results or published papers

Objectives

Understand how to:

  • Assess the strengths and weaknesses of a clinical paper
Learning outcomes

By the end of the course delegates will be able to assess the validity and reliability of results from a scientific paper by understanding how to do the following:

  • formulate and define a research questions clearly
  • understand which types of study design are most appropriate for which types of clinical questions and establish how this affects the interpretation of results
  • identify and assess the implications of different types of bias and confounding factors
  • understand how to interpret statistical analyses and common statistical tests
  • calculate quantitative measures such as relative risk, relative risk reduction, absolute risk and number needed to treat
  • interpret measures of statistical uncertainty such as p-values and confidence intervals
  • understand how to appraise treatment studies, prognostic studies, systematic reviews and meta analyses