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Understanding Research Evidence

Understanding and interpreting research evidence is an important part of practicing evidence-informed decision making in public health. You need to understand some basic concepts. This series of short videos explains some important terms that you are likely to encounter when looking at research evidence.

07:14 | Evidence-Informed Decision Making: A guiding framework for public health
08:55 | 6S Pyramid: a tool that helps you find evidence quickly and efficiently
09:25 | Types of Reviews What kind of review do we need?
05:54 | How to Calculate an Odds Ratio
10:40 | Relative Risk: It's easy to calculate and interpret
07:34 | Making Sense of a Standardized Mean Difference
05:31 | Understanding a Confidence Interval
05:38 | Forest Plots: Understanding a Meta-Analysis in 5 Minutes or Less
03:41 | The Importance of Clinical Significance
08:24 | What’s the Risk? Understanding Absolute and Relative Risk Reduction
10:42 | Effectiveness of Interventions - Understanding the Number Needed to Treat