Description
The ability to critically appraise a published paper is an important part of veterinary practice and research. This is much more than just reading a paper abstract or reading only the conclusions and a more in-depth approach should be utilised during journal clubs or when undertaking individual study. This is an important part of using evidence based veterinary medicine to maintain an upto-date approach to clinical management of cases or veterinary research. The quality of published material can be variable so it is important for the reader to be able to draw their own conclusions about the robustness of the study, whether the study conclusions are justified and if and how the results influence their own clinical practice or research. This webinar will summarise how to critically appraise a paper to improve your confidence when to assess the way a study was conducted and analysed and in identifying issues such as study bias, low study power or invalid conclusions.
