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JM2010 CE: Understanding Healthcare Literature

Posted on January 28, 2010 by ebrennan | 1 Comment

By Kathleen Carlson, MLS, AHIP Health Sciences Librarian; Arizona State University at the Downtown Phoenix Campus, Information Commons Library

This four hour continuing education class by Ann McKibbon, “Understanding Healthcare Literature: Advanced Critical Appraisal,” took attendees through the paces  of examining specific articles in the medical literature. She made attendees fearless to participate and she created an open atmosphere for participation learning. She gave us the opportunity to be enthusiastic learners. There were a lot of good suggestions for studying using today’s class as a jumping off point.   She reviewed the three step process when reading and critically appraising an article. There are different categories of clinical literature original studies and syntheses including health technology assessment reports. There are similarities across these two categories and McGibbon went through each of them.  She introduced us to the Equator Network the resource centre for good reporting of health research studies.  This allows those who read and publish clinical research literature to conform to a standard. If you are interested in understanding how a research article is laid out, visit the Equator Network.

For another perspective on this class, visit this blog post.

Posted 1/28/10

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  1. MLGSCA Link » JM2010 CE: Understanding Healthcare Literature/Critical Appraisal
    February 2nd, 2010 @ 1:21 pm

    […] For another perspective on this CE, read this blog post. […]

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