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It's time for another #CriticalAppraisalThursday CAT!
I meant to do this weekly but phew December was not the month to start that! I'll pick back up now. Here's my first thread and I'll reply with today's topic AND an apology! Wow!
I meant to do this weekly but phew December was not the month to start that! I'll pick back up now. Here's my first thread and I'll reply with today's topic AND an apology! Wow!
Today's topic: journal club!
A journal club is like a book club, but you discuss a paper instead. It can be a fun and social way to integrate both continuing education and critical appraisal.
A journal club is like a book club, but you discuss a paper instead. It can be a fun and social way to integrate both continuing education and critical appraisal.
Pre-pandemic, physicians and academics would often host a journal club in their homes, with food and drink. Students and residents enjoyed attending journal clubs for the social element and the food and drink as well as the learning and critical appraisal elements.
I would like to start something new on Thursdays. Because I love cats, I'm starting #CriticalAppraisalThursday or CAT, to help folks learn how to assess evidence. Just a weekly thread about critical appraisal and information literacy.
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For the first ever CAT, we'll start with a definition. Critical appraisal is a structured, systematic way to assess the validity and reliability of research. You can also assess its applicability to your specific question or situation.
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Was this study done in a way that actually gathers information to answer the question it claims to ask and answer? Can the results of this study be applied to my patient or situation?
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