critical appraisal - course guide

Question 1

why are critical appraisal skills important

Answer 1

core part of clinical science - find, make sense of and apply new research
improve communication with patients - give informed advice to patients asking about new treatments

Question 2

what do you do first in a critical appraisal

Answer 2

summarise

Question 3

what do you include in the summary of a critical appraisal

Answer 3

why
what did they do
what did they find
what did they conclude

Question 4

after the summary what do you consider

Answer 4

question 
design 
population 
analysis
confounding
bias
ethics 
interpretation