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Introduction to Critical Appraisal
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30-slide introduction by Jason Curtis, to Critical Appraisal.
Key Concepts addressed:- 2-1 Comparisons are needed to identify treatment effects
- 2-8 Consider all of the relevant fair comparisons
- 2-11 All fair comparisons and outcomes should be reported
- 2-2 Comparison groups should be similar
- 2-5 People should not know which treatment they get
- 2-4 Comparison groups should be treated equally
Details
Healthcare staff need to be able to judge the validity and relevance of research articles. This presentation will help get you started on critical appraisal. Allow at least an hour to work through the exercises provided.
http://slideshare.net/sathlibraries/introduction-to-critical-appraisal