Critical Appraisal from Papers to Patient

Duncan Bootland, Evan Coughlan, Robert Galloway, Emily McWhirter

Section 1: Introduction to Critical Appraisal 1. Types of Papers and Grades of Evidence 2. An Approach to Appraising Papers Section 2: Basic Statistics 3. Types of Data and Moving from Samples to Populations 4. The Statistics Used in Papers 5. Basic Probability Section 3: Appraising Different Types of Papers 6. Observational Studies 7. Qualitative Papers 8. Therapeutic Papers 9. Diagnostic Papers and Screening Papers 10. Prognostic Papers 11. Economic Studies 12. Meta-Analysis Section 4: Applying the Knowledge 13. Writing a Clinical Topic Review 14. Running a Journal Club 15. Creating a ‘Best Available’ Evidence-Based Clinical Environment Section 5: Critical Appraisal Exams 16. An Approach to Critical Appraisal Exams 17. Practice Papers