2014.0: Sunday, October 21, 2001: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Oral Session

Continuing Education Institute - Interpreting and Reporting Public Health and Medical Research: Techniques and 13 Key Questions

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Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session participants will be able to: 1. Explain why critical appraisal is necessary when reading the scientific literature. 2. Describe three techniques for critical y appraising research articles. 3. List three ways in which pragmatic trials differ from explanatory ones. 4. List two ways in which confidence intervals are superior to P values for reporting results. 5. Define the meaning of "operational definition." 6. List three forms of bias that commonly occur in sample selection. 7. Describe the nature and importance of statistical power when evaluating research 8. Describe the differences between allocation concealment and random assignment. 9. List three ways in which systematic reviews of the literature differ from narrative reviews. 10. State the importance of baseline risk when interpreting clinical trials.
Sponsor:APHA-Continuing Education Institutes
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA