Appraising Clinical Trials
Read a trial abstract and decide what it does and does not show.
- Certificate of completion
- 2 live webinars
- 9 learning steps
- Duration
- 3 weeks
- Weekly commitment
- 2 hrs/wk
- Course level
- Beginner
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 3 weeks
- Weekly study
- 2 hrs/wk
- Level
- Beginner
- Language
- English
About this course
Read a trial abstract and decide what it does and does not show. Three weeks of short readings, a checkpoint quiz and a reflection each week.
Course Snapshot
- Course instructor
- Sana Hashmi
What you'll learn
Explain the key ideas of appraising clinical trials.
Apply them to a typical clinical case.
Recognise when to escalate or seek a second opinion.
Topics coveredCourse Competencies & Keywords
- Evidence & Research
- Design and bias
- Effect sizes
- Applying the result
Curriculum & syllabusCourse syllabus & schedule
Module 1 · Weeks 1–3Module 1: Module 13 weeks · 9 steps
Read a trial abstract and decide what it does and does not show.
Week 1: Design and bias
- Week 1 — Pre-reading1.1 Week 1 — Pre-readingPre-reading
- Week 1 — Checkpoint quiz1.2 Week 1 — Checkpoint quizTimed quiz
- Week 1 — Reflection1.3 Week 1 — ReflectionReflection
· 60 min · A 68-year-old with a sudden deficit — what would you do first?
Appraising Clinical Trials — live case discussion (week 1)
60 min · A 68-year-old with a sudden deficit — what would you do first?
Week 2: Effect sizes
- Week 2 — Pre-reading2.1 Week 2 — Pre-readingPre-reading
- Week 2 — Checkpoint quiz2.2 Week 2 — Checkpoint quizTimed quiz
- Week 2 — Reflection2.3 Week 2 — ReflectionReflection
Week 3: Applying the result
- Week 3 — Pre-reading3.1 Week 3 — Pre-readingPre-reading
- Week 3 — Checkpoint quiz3.2 Week 3 — Checkpoint quizTimed quiz
- Week 3 — Reflection3.3 Week 3 — ReflectionReflection
· 60 min · A 68-year-old with a sudden deficit — what would you do first?
Appraising Clinical Trials — live Q&A (weeks 2–3)
60 min · A 68-year-old with a sudden deficit — what would you do first?
Course instructorMeet your course instructor
Sana Hashmi
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Epidemiology · FacilitatorAppraises trials with clinicians: bias, effect sizes and how to read a confidence interval.
RequirementsEntry requirements
- Basic clinical exposure.
Who is this forWho is this course for?
- Doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
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- MKMaryam KhalidVerified ParticipantRated 4.5 out of 5 from 1 rating4.5
Changed how I read abstracts.
Appraising Clinical Trials
Certificate of completion · 2 live webinars · 9 learning steps