Critical appraisal for FCEM

✍ Scribed by Bootland, Duncan; Coughlan, Evan; Galloway, Robert; Goubet, Stephanie

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 178
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

The ability to read a paper, judge its quality, the importance of its results, and make a decision about whether to change practice based on the information given, is a core skill for all doctors. To be able to do this quickly and efficiently is, without a doubt, a skill needed by all time-pressured emergency doctors and one which is tested in the Fellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine (FCEM) examination.

Critical Appraisal for FCEM is the essential revision source for all those who want to pass the critical appraisal section of this exam. It is also required reading for those who want to incorporate evidence-based medicine into their everyday clinical practice.

Features:

Helps you become truly competent in critical appraisal
Provides information in "Spod’s Corner," which helps you reach the next level and excel
Prepares you for the Critical Topic Review
Contains two fictional practice papers to test and practise your knowledge

With its relaxed conversational style―yet crammed with essential information, key tips, and advice―this book is indispensable for all those wanting to achieve success in their FCEM and MCEM examinations.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE NEEDED FOR CRITICAL APPRAISAL Types of Papers and Grades of Evidence Understanding Basic Statistics Statistics in Papers - p-values, Confidence Intervals and Error Probability and Odds CRITICALLY APPRAISING PAPERS How to Dissect a Paper Therapeutic Studies Diagnostic Studies Meta-Analysis PASSING FCEM Passing the Exam The Critical Topic Review (CTR) Appendix A: Checklists Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: Practice Papers

✦ Subjects

Emergency physicians;Examinations;Study guides.;Emergency medicine;Examinations;Study guides.;Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine.;Statistics as Topic.;Test Taking Skills.;Great Britain.;Ireland.

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