SJDA UK Personal & Professional Development Project | Evidence based medicine (EBM), Publications and Critical Appraisal


"What is evidence based medicine? How do I get involved in research? What is a journal club and how do I prepare for one? How do I critically appraise a study?"


By Ahmed Adlan
30 October 2017

This video is designed for doctors who would like to gain a basic understanding of evidence based medicine (EBM) and critical appraisal. This video forms part of the SJDA UK Personal & Professional Development Project and includes practical advice on how to get involved in research in UK hospitals and how to prepare a journal club presentation. See the video on facebook for comments and discussion.




Objectives

Define evidence based medicine
GMC domain – Research & Scholarship
Getting involved in research
Journal Club
Obtaining scientific articles
Critique of a scientific study
How to present a paper


Here is part 2 with a real LIVE Journal Club. 
We discuss the COMPASS trial (1) evaluating the use of low dose Rivaroxaban for primary prevention in patients with cardiovascular disease. See the video on FaceBook for comments and discussion.




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Useful links/websites
Uptodate.com | Medical reference
Pubmed.gov | Publication search engine
Cochranelibrary.com | Collection of systematic reviews and Meta-analyses
learn.nihr.ac.uk/course | Good Clinical Practice eCourse
Research key is in good design | Summary of study designs and different types of research studies


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References

1. Eikelboom et al. Rivaroxaban with or without Aspirin in Stable Cardiovascular Disease. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1319-30. 
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1709118

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