Purpose: To demonstrate how to assess the quality of an intervention study and to develop skill in applying the criteria for critical appraisal of an intervention study to enable you to determine whether that intervention can be applied to your own public health situation.
Objectives:
- Develop or enhance skills in the critical appraisal of a primary study of a treatment or prevention intervention.
- Review and apply a source of research evidence to a scenario, summarize the results, and decide if the findings are applicable.
Process: This module is built on a scenario that will allow you to understand and apply new knowledge and skills in the critical appraisal of a systematic review of a treatment or prevention intervention. Once you read the scenario you can go to any section of the module (time estimates are in brackets), however it is suggested you work through each of the steps consecutively so that each section can build on the one previous.
Teaching and learning strategies:
- Independent reading
- ‘Practice’ activities and discussion questions which should be completed for each section of this module on your own or with a group of colleagues who are also working through the module.
- Application of evidence to a practice scenario
- Opportunity to ask questions and discuss content with others through the DialoguePH online discussion forum.
Links: Each time you see the word scenario, it is linked to the actual scenario and will take you there if you click on it. Similarly, the key terms are linked to a definition in a glossary.
You will find related useful resources for each section on our website: www.nccmt.ca
Connect with Colleagues!
If you have questions about any section or would like to learn more from both colleagues and experts, go to the DialoguePH online discussion forum at: