The Doctor's Guide to Critical Appraisal is a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the knowledge and skills clinicians need to appraise clinical research papers. This new edition expands on the award-winning third edition with a modified structure, new and updated chapters, new figures and scenarios, and more help with difficult topics. Also includes excerpts from real clinical papers to illustrate key concepts.
1. Evidence-Based Medicine;
2. Aims and Objectives;
3. Study Designs;
4.
Selecting Subjects;
5. Observing Subjects;
6. Interpreting Results;
7.
Checklists;
8. Applicability;
9. Critical Appraisal in Practice
Dr Narinder Kaur Gosall BSc (Hons) PhD Director, Superego Cafe Limited Narinder Gosall studied in Liverpool and gained a PhD in neuropathology after investigating the role of the phrenic nerve in sudden infant death syndrome and intrauterine growth retardation. After working as a university lecturer she joined the pharmaceutical industry. She worked in a variety of roles, including as a Medical Liaison Executive and as a Clinical Effectiveness Consultant for Pfizer Limited. She has extensive experience in teaching critical appraisal skills to healthcare professionals and is an international speaker on the subject. She is the Lead Tutor at The Critical Appraisal Company and the editor of the online course at www.criticalappraisal.com Dr Gurpal Singh Gosall MA MB BChir MRCPsych Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust Director, Superego Cafe Limited Gurpal Gosall studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals, London. He worked as a Senior House Officer in Psychiatry in Leeds before taking up a post as Specialist Registrar in the North West. He now works as a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist, looking after patients in the Psychiatric Intensive Care Units at the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. He has a long-standing interest in teaching, design and programming. He founded Superego Cafe, a medical education company which operates websites for psychiatrists - www.superegocafe.com
