Here you will find details of critical appraisal courses available to you. Some are delivered by the Medical Library, and others are provided by external providers.
The Medical Library offers a variety of types of critical appraisal training. All sessions involve attendees reading an article in advance, and then discussing the article in a group.
Critical appraisal for NHS staff — This course will help you understand how to critically evaluate medical research articles, with a particular emphasis on evaluating the reliability, trustworthiness, and applicability of an article in informing evidence-based practice and decision-making in a healthcare context.
Risk of bias assessment: systematic reviews — This course will help you understand how to undertake a risk of bias assessment of a systematic review, assessing its reliability, trustworthiness, and applicability. The session uses the ROBIS tool to assess a preselected published systematic review.
Please note: the BMJ Learning modules require a BMJ Learning subscription – you cannot access them via Raven or NHS Athens.