Critical appraisal of clinical trials

Format: 2-17 Don’t confuse “no evidence” with “no effect”

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Language/s: 3-4 - How certain is the evidence?

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Resource Link: View the Lesson (PDF)

Target Audience: 3-1 Do the outcomes measured matter to you?

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2-9 Reviews of fair comparisons should be systematic

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Short Description:

Slides developed by Amanda Burls for an interactive presentation covering the most important features of well controlled trials.

Key Concepts addressed:

• Euskara
• français
• Greek
• 1-1 Treatments can harm
• 1-6 Expert opinion is not always right
• 1-2 Anecdotes are unreliable evidence
• 2-5 People should not know which treatment they get
• 1-11 Explanations about how treatments work can be wrong

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