Evidence based medicine - LSP day

This study day will promote the application and concepts of evidence-based medicine within paediatrics and child health and offer participants an update on relevant tools, resources and databases.

Topics include:

• Know about evidence-based databases, their strengths and limitations and develop awareness around the levels and hierarchy of evidence
• Understand the importance of formulating a PICO question in trying to answer clinical questions
• Demonstrate the basics of literature search and know about Systematic Reviews, their value in EBM and how they are developed
• Gain an overview of the principles of meta-analysis
• Understand when to use simple statistical tests and their interpretation
• Develop critical appraisal skills and practice their application in appraising published studies
• Know about the different types of bias and the importance of assessing research bias
• Value the use of EBM skills and critical thinking in daily clinical practice
• Know about the use of evidence in complex, system-wide interventions
• Gain ideas on how to get involved in evidence synthesis
• Develop ideas and techniques to enhance the use of Journal Clubs in a meaningful way