Critical appraisal and evidence-based medicine can seem daunting, but with practice and confidence anyone can pick up the necessary skills to improve their engagement with, and understanding of, the literature. Working on these skills allows us to better approach clinical evidence and research, reading journal articles with a critical eye and an idea of if and how we might transform evidence into practice. This session is aimed at those with no prior experience of critical appraisal but would be a good refresher for anyone who wants more practice. This session will focus on providing an overview of the critical appraisal process as applied to both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Additional sessions will follow over the coming weeks where participants will have the opportunity to appraise articles as part of a group with a facilitator, offering valuable practical experience. It is recommended that participants book and attend other sessions depending on the kind of research they are interested in.

By the end of the session participants will be able to: - Understand what critical appraisal is and why it is useful - Distinguish between different research methods and their applicability - Have an insight into the process of critical appraisal as recommended by CASP - Understand and begin interpreting commonly used statistics and frameworks - Prepare for undertaking critical appraisal of an article This session supports standards from the GMC Professional Capabilities Framework; NMC Code; GPhC Professional Standards; HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics, PSA Standards for Members, SfH Code of Conduct, GDC Standards and GOC Standards of Practice

HCPC - 2.5, 3.3; GMC - Domain 2, 3, 6, 9; NMC - 6.1, 6.2, 9.4, 19.2, 22.3; GPhC - 4, 5, 8, 9; PSA – Standard 2, 3, 4; SfH - 2.4, 3.6, 6.4, 6.6; GDC - 7.1.1, 7.3.2; GOC 5.3, 10.1; ACHCA - Expectation 2, 4; CIPD - 4.1, 4.2