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Are you starting a new Journal Club in 2021?

Would you like some fun activity based critical appraisal sessions to get you started?

For more information contact Katy Oak.

Book a session

Training is available as a single tutorial or a group session and can be tailored to your needs.

For more information contact the library.

Critical appraisal tools

• Critical Appraisal Skills Programme
• Centre for Evidence Based Medicine

Online resources

• Joanna Briggs Institute
• Cochrane Handbook
• Centre for Evidence Based Management
• CONSORT Statement
• Students 4 Best Evidence

The CONSORT statement recommends what information in randomised trials should be reported and gives simple explanations behind relevant concepts.

Books in the library

• Evidence-based medicine: reading and writing medical papers
• The doctor’s guide to critical appraisal
• Research methods in nursing and midwifery
• Medical statistics made easy
• How to Read a Paper : The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare

Similar books can also be found on the shelves at WB20 and WY20.

Current Journal Clubs

• Allied Health Professionals, Future Leaders Journal Club
• Physiotherapists, Journal Club
• Trainee Assistant Practitioners, Year 2 Journal Club