Critical appraisal for FCEM
"The ability to read a paper, judge its quality, the importance of its result, 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 doubt a skill needed by all time-pressured emergency physicians and one which is tested in the Fellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine (FCEM) examination. This book is the essential revision source for all those wanting to pass the critic…
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- Full title :Critical appraisal for FCEM / Duncan Bootland, MBBS, BSc, FCEM, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Evan Coughlan, MB, BCh, NUI, MRCSEd, DSEM, Diptox, FCEM, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Robert Galloway, MBBS, BSc, MRCP, FCEM, PGcMedED, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, NHS Trust: Year Five Sub-Dean and Lead for Undergraduate Emergency Medicine, Brighton ans Sussex Medical School, Stephanie Goubet, MSc Medical Statistician for Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
Summary
"The ability to read a paper, judge its quality, the importance of its result, 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 doubt a skill needed by all time-pressured emergency physicians and one which is tested in the Fellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine (FCEM) examination. This book is the essential revision source for all those wanting to pass the critical appraisal section of the FCEM and will be a useful tool for all emergency physicians who want a refresher on critical appraisal, as well as those who wish to excel in their MCEM examination. Become truly competent in critical appraisal. Go to the next level and excel with more advanced information provided in Spods' Corner. Invaluable help for all those writing their Critical Topic Review. Text and practice your knowledge using the two fictitious practice papers. Help is at hand via the glossary which explains terms that regularly come up in scientific papers but are often not explained. With its relaxed conversational style yet crammed with essential information, key tips, and advice, this book is an essential purchase for all those wanting to pass and achieve examination success in their FCEM and MCEM examinations"--Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:©2015
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
- Place of Publication:Boca Raton
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2015
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xi, 170 pages : : illustrations.)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780429103421, 0429103425
- oclc:on1330985223
- LC Classification:RC86.9
- Dewey Decimal:616.02/5076
Table of Contents
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
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