Critical Appraisal – how to analyse a research paper – 24th August 2023

Available for University Hospitals Tees staff only

Event details

  • Date: 24 August 2023
  • Time: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Address: Pride room, Rodney Cove-Smith library, STRIVE Academic Centre, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW

Booking is closed for this event

Brief overview:

This course will enable you to develop the skills to critically analyse medical/nursing research papers. You will be able to appraise the paper and assess its validity and usefulness.

Key outcomes:

  • Analyse a paper using checklists.
  • Spot errors in papers.
  • Identifying bias.
  • Develop a methodological approach to reading research.
  • Understanding different study designs.
  • Understanding data and how it is presented in a paper.

Target audience:

Any South Tees staff that are interested in developing their skills in how to analyse and appraise a medical/nursing/allied health research paper.

Organised by:

The South Tees Medical library Team based within STRIVE. For more information please email: [email protected]

Cancellations:

All cancellations need to be made through your account. For those who do not attend without cancellation, your line manager will be notified and a possible charge may be incurred.

Please be advised that this session has a minimum attendee requirement therefore if this isn’t met we may cancel the session. If this session is cancelled we will aim to advise attendees as far in advance as possible and apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Certificates and feedback:

Upon completion of this course a certificate will be available for you to download from your account along with any other post course information.