Evidence-based Medicine II Course Guide (Archived): Week 2: 1/11/19

Your article should meet the following criteria:

• The article is a randomized control trial on humans
• The article was published in the last 5 years
• The article was published in the United States
• The article is the not listed in the articles to avoid list in AIMS and attached below.
• **First come, first serve- email article information to Professor McEwen**

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE II

WEEK 2

January 11, 2019

 ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Journal club help session will be held from 12-1 pm on January 15th in room F-118.
• Exam review session will be during the second hour of class on January 25th.

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:

• Journal Club presentation on January 18^th.
  • White coats and professional attire
  • Go directly to your small group room. Meet outside the NEW Center auditorium at 9:50 am if you need help to find your small group room.
  • Handouts are optional.
• Exam is on February 1^st.
• Retake exam is on February 8^th at 11 am.
• Clinical Question presentations are on February 15^th.

TOPIC: Statistics Review.

FACULTY: Bradley Dupont, P4 and Brian Hoffmaster, Pharm.D.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES (updated 1/11/19):

AT THE END OF THE LECTURE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Identify data as nominal, ordinal, or continuous
• Calculate 3 main measures of central tendency 
• Describe normal distribution
• Interpret inferential statistics
• Differentiate absolute vs relative risk  
• Utilize NNT/NNH calculations appropriately
•  Describe how statistically significant results may or may not hold clinical significance

BRING TO CLASS: Your laptop

After the lecture, you will be given time to work on your journal club presentation.

ASSIGNED READING: None

SUPPLEMENTAL READING:

CLASS RESOURCES:

Evidence Based Medicine II course guide - 

BEFORE NEXT WEEK’S CLASS:

• Prepare for journal club presentation