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C-I-S: Physician Assistants

REV-PA Evaluating Review Articles and Meta-Analyses (PA009-REV)


Description
Reviews can be a great way to learn about a topic or to answer clinical questions. This module outlines how to identify distinguish systematic from summary reviews, the science behind review article writing, how the systematic review process works, and how to interpret results presented in a forest plot.
Content
  • Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Objectives
  • Types of Review Articles
  • The Two Types of Review Articles
  • The Choice of Review Article Type Depends on Your Question
  • What Are Systematic Reviews?
  • Meta-Analysis: A Technique for Some Systematic Reviews
  • The Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews
  • Problems with Summary Review Articles
  • The Science Behind Review Articles
  • Experts May Not Be the Best Writers of Review Articles
  • Risks with Summary Review Articles
  • Narrative Reviews Sometimes Do Not Provide Answers
  • Evaluating a Systematic (Summary Review)
  • Determining the Relevance of a Systematic Review
  • Determining the Validity of a Systematic Review
  • Validity Checks for a Systematic Review
  • Were the Included Studies Reasonably Valid?
  • How Were the Data Analyzed?
  • What is Publication Bias and How Is It Assessed?
  • Using a Funnel Plot to Evaluate for Publication Bias
  • Are the Results Homogeneous?
  • Interpreting a Forest Plot
  • The Meta-Analysis Graph: The Forest Plot
  • Structure of a Forest Plot
  • Interpreting a Forest Plot
  • Example of Interpreting a Forest Plot
  • Wrap-Up
  • Dave and Allen Unplugged: Medical Gossip
  • Assessment
  • Assessment: REV
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
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