Reading and Understanding Research Papers: Short Course
(Locally Delivered)
During the course of their everyday professional lives, health professionals are increasingly required to make evidence-based diagnostic, prescribing and/or management decisions. The availability of information about healthcare has expanded rapidly over the past decade or so, and clinical research studies are continually identifying ways of providing the best possible care for patients.
Aim of short course
This basic course is designed to provide basic skills in finding, reading and interpreting research papers and is suitable for all healthcare professionals and any one involved or with an interest in reading research. The course enables you to understand the trustworthiness of research findings and the limitations evidence can have and the reasons why they may be limited.
The course will also help you to understand the relevance of evidence findings and how they relate to clinical practice.
Short course programme
- Aims and Objectives
- Understanding structure & content of research papers
- Read report of a randomised controlled trial (RCT):
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results - interpretation and relevance to practice
- Discussion
- Group Discussion - do you think this is a high quality paper?
- Read report of a systematic review:
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Group Discussion - do you think this is a high quality reivew?
- Report of a qualitative research paper
- Evaluating qualitative research methods.
Duration and format
One training day with informal lectures and interactive practical sessions.
Cost
£115
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Contact Details
Locally Delivered Courses
To commission a short course in your local area for 12 or more people contact Nina Rawstrone:
Tel: +44 (0)1926 836836
or Email Bookings - Locally Delivered
