OBJECTIVE To examine the evidence that the teaching of critical appraisal (evidence-based medicine) skills to undergraduate medical students or residents will result in significant gains in knowledge and increased use of the literature in clinical decision-making. DATA SOURCES Articles published from 1966 to 1995, retrieved through a MEDLINE search supplemented by manual searches; review of b...

This study aimed to compare evidence-based medicine (EBM) vs. conventional approaches to journal club sessions in teaching critical appraisal skills in reading papers by emergency medicine residents. This double cut off discontinuation regression quasi-experimental study was conducted among emergency medicine residents. EBM vs. the conventional approach were applied to teach critical appraisal ...

This chapter outlines the principles of critical appraisal for different types of research study. It introduces generic schemes and discipline-specific checklists for use with information research. Outputs from the Critical Skills Training in Appraisal for Librarians (CriSTAL) programme are introduced and reviewed. Teaching scenarios from the CriSTAL programme are presented. Resources to assist...

BACKGROUND The effectiveness of teaching critical appraisal to students of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has not been studied. In this study we attempt to determine if a workshop for final year students at a naturopathic college improved their ability to utilize critical appraisal concepts. METHODS We assigned 83 Naturopathic Interns to two groups: Group A (n = 47) or Group B (...

Conducting a review of systematic reviews can be challenging, especially when combining quantitative, qualitative and mixed studies reviews. In this methodological discussion paper, we propose (a) typology for categorizing various types (b) an exploration criteria pertaining to three existing critical appraisal tools (ROBIS, AMSTAR 2, MMSR) identify those that could adapted Further work has don...

This paper examines the performance appraisal system that has been implemented in some public service organisations in line with the changes to a more commercialized structure. In an effort to change the behaviours and attitudes of public servants, performance appraisal systems have incorporated the new values and desired behaviours. Although a myriad of studies exist in regards to the new publ...