A way to teach about systematic reviews

Format: 2-2 Comparison groups should be similar

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Language/s: 3-5 How certain is the evidence?

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Resource Link: View the Lesson

Target Audience: 3-2 Are you very different from the people studied?

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3-1 Do the outcomes measured matter to you?

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Short Description:

81 slides used by David Nunan (Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford) to present ‘A way to teach about systematic reviews’.

Key Concepts addressed:

• 1-8 More is not necessarily better
• 1-7 Beware of conflicting interests
• 2-4 Comparison groups should be treated equally
• 2-10 Peer-review and publication does not guarantee reliable information

Details

The objectives of this resource is to:

• Show some techniques/tips for critical appraisal of systematic reviews
• Help you plan your own 1 ½ hour teaching critical appraisal
• Have some fun, and help make teaching critical appraisal of systematic reviews easier