Thinking Critically: Interpreting Screening Trials

Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 12:00 AM - Monday, January 1, 2024, 12:00 AM, Online Course

Internet Enduring Material Sponsored by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the Department of Health Research and Policy (Division of Epidemiology) at Stanford University School of Medicine.

This course seeks to fulfill the clinical community’s need to improve skills in the critical evaluation of clinical research papers. Competency in critical appraisal skills can have a significant impact by improving clinical practice, quality of research projects, and peer-review of manuscripts and grants. The course will utilize efficient and engaging videos with relevant clinical examples to cover essential research methodology principles. The online format will provide opportunities for self-paced learning and practicing critical appraisal of published studies that evaluate screening efficacy. This applies to all specialties in various settings of practice.

Intended Audience

This course is designed for physicians, medical researchers, residents, fellows, allied health providers, including nurses and physician assistants, across all specialty areas.

     Release Date: December 19, 2018
     Latest Review Date: December 19, 2021
     Expiration Date: January 01, 2024
     Registration Fee: FREE

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (2.00 hours)

1. Analyze the key design features of screening studies.
2. Develop strategies to critically appraise screening studies and determine if study results are valid.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation

American Medical Association (AMA)
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency

The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws. You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: http://lane.stanford.edu/portals/cultural.html

Bibliography

Sackett D et al. Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM, 2nd edition. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2000, p.1

Young J and Solomon M. How to critically appraise an article. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology (2009) 6, 82-91

“Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Low-Dose Computed Tomographic Screening. The National Lung Screening Trial Research Team*” N Engl J 2011;365:395-409

US Preventive Services Task Force (https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)

More bibliographic information can be found in the Resources and References section of the course

Disclosures:
The following planners and speakers have indicated that they have no relationships with industry to disclose relative to the content of this activity:

Steve Goodman, MD
Professor of Medicine/ Associate Dean of Clinical and TranslationalResearch
Stanford University School of Medicine
Co-Course Director

Rita Popat, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Co-Course Director, Speaker

Lesley S. Park, PhD, MPH
Instructor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Associate Director, Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
Planner, Speaker

This activity received no commercial support.