Critical Appraisal for FCEM
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Critical Appraisal for FCEM

  1. 178 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

About this book

The ability to read a paper, judge its quality, the importance of its results, and make a decision about whether to change practice based on the information given, is a core skill for all doctors. To be able to do this quickly and efficiently is, without a doubt, a skill needed by all time-pressured emergency doctors and one which is tested in the Fellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine (FCEM) examination.

Critical Appraisal for FCEM is the essential revision source for all those who want to pass the critical appraisal section of this exam. It is also required reading for those who want to incorporate evidence-based medicine into their everyday clinical practice.

Features:



  • Helps you become truly competent in critical appraisal


  • Provides information in Spod's Corner, which helps you reach the next level and excel


  • Prepares you for the Critical Topic Review


  • Contains two fictional practice papers to test and practise your knowledge


With its relaxed conversational style—yet crammed with essential information, key tips, and advice—this book is indispensable for all those wanting to achieve success in their FCEM and MCEM examinations.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781444186482
eBook ISBN
9781444186499

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. About the Authors
  4. Foreword
  5. Chapter 1: Types of papers and grades of evidence
  6. Chapter 2: Understanding basic statistics
  7. Chapter 3: Statistics in papers – p-values, confidence intervals and error
  8. Chapter 4: Probability and odds
  9. Chapter 5: How to dissect a paper
  10. Chapter 6: Therapeutic studies
  11. Chapter 7: Diagnostic studies
  12. Chapter 8: Meta-analysis
  13. Chapter 9: Passing the exam
  14. Chapter 10: The Critical Topic Review (CTR)
  15. Appendix A: Checklists
  16. Appendix B: Glossary
  17. Appendix C: Practice Papers
  18. Back Cover

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