Critical Appraisal (StR11FEB20)

Availability

Course has taken place

Subject

Miscellaneous

Description

Suitable for StR3, 4 and 5 - This would be particularly suitable for StRs who are planning to sit ISFE in the next two years.

Venue

2.13a&b, HEE - Leeds Office (Willow Terrace Rd), Leeds

2 Sessions

Session 1: Tue 11 Feb 2020, 09:00 to 17:00
Session 2: Wed 12 Feb 2020, 09:00 to 17:00

Lecturer

Speaker TBC

Target audience

Mandatory: StR3, or StR4, or StR5

Course style

Lecture

Category

Core course

Catering

Refreshments and lunch

Development outcome

C, D

CPD hours

12:00

Cost

No charge

Aims

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 the 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 the study