Julian Hick, Ralph Emmerson

RCGP AKT

Research, Epidemiology and Statistics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book has been specifically designed to help GP trainees pass the compulsory AKT examination. Each topic has been skillfully refined to correlate directly with primary care and the RCGP curriculum, revealing how and why critical appraisal and evidence based medicine are essential for good medical practice throughout a career as an independent, knowledgeable, caring and thoughtful general practitioner.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 172mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 364g
• ISBN-13: 9781909368118
• ISBN-10: 1909368113
• Artikelnr.: 42386665

Autorenporträt

Julian Hick, Ralph Emmerson

Inhaltsangabe

Evidence based medicine and evidence-based practice. Passing the AKT. AKT
question formats. The importance of statistics! AKT pass rates. Revising
for the AKT. Preparation for the AKT. Basic statistics. Why understanding
statistics is important. What are statistics? Descriptive statistics.
Inferential statistics. Statistical significance. The null hypothesis and
p-values. How to evaluate statistics. Limitations. Introduction to
statistical methods. Levels of measurement. Descriptive statistics. The
normal distribution. Graphical representation of data. Correlation.
Confidence intervals. Parametric and non-parametric tests. Choosing a test.
Bias. Qualitative methods. Triangulation. Sampling methods and saturation.
Qualitative research methodology. Qualitative research methods. Qualitative
data analysis. Quantitative methods. The hierarchy of evidence. Systematic
reviews and meta-analysis. Randomised control trials. Cohort studies.
Relative risk. Case-control studies. Case series and case reports. Expert
opinion and editorials. Epidemiology. Incidence. Prevalence. Sensitivity
and specificity. Positive and negative predictive values. Likelihood
ratios. Pre and post test probability. Measures of mortality. Economic and
quality of life analysis. Research in general practice. Audit. How to
answer questions relevant to primary care. Evidence based resources.
Research databases and networks. Research in general practice. Social
networking. Research ethics. Applying statistics to individuals. How to
succeed in the AKT. What next? How is EBM developing? Practice questions.
Answers. Glossary and formulas. Index.