Library Research Guides: Critical Appraisal Institute for Librarians: Curriculum 2024

Peer Presentations

Peer presentation guidelines and articles will be listed here by the start of the course.

Peer Presentation Guidelines
Please read these guidelines to prepare your peer presentation as assigned by your Facilitator.
Peer Presentation and Journal Club Articles
Use these articles as examples when preparing your peer presentations. One of these articles will also be your journal club presentation article.

Plenary 1 : Wednesday 1/24/24 1:00-2:30 PM Eastern Time

A recording of the plenary session will be placed here after the event.

Why EBM? (PowerPoint slides)
Presentation by Andy Coyle, MD. Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. January 24, 2024. Critical Appraisal Institute for Librarians.

Plenary 1 Video
Andy Coyle, MD, presentation introduced by Rachel Pinotti, CAIFL Facilitator

Module 1: Critical Appraisal and Clinical Study Designs: Basics and Biases - Week of 1/29/24

Module 1 Content
This is the lecture notes packet with reading and videos you should have read and watched before your small group session during the week of January 29.
Module 1 Small Group Exercise
Have this sheet ready for your Module 1 small group session.

Module 2: Foundational Stats: Descriptive & Inferential Statistics, Hypothesis Testing - Week of 2/5/24

Module 2 Content
This is the lecture notes packet with reading and videos you should have read and watched before your small group session during the week of February 5.

Module 3: Common Measures of Association in Biomedical Studies: Harm & Therapy Studies - Week of 2/12/24

Module 3 Content
This is the lecture notes packet with readings and videos you should have read and watched before your small group session during the week of February 12.
EBM Cheat Sheet (EBM & Critical Appraisal Calculations sheet.)
This is a great handout created by librarians at the Ruth Lilly Library at Indiana University which lists commonly used EBM & Critical Appraisal calculations.

Module 4: Appraising Diagnostic Tool and Screening Studies - Week of 2/26/24

Module 4 Content
This is the lecture notes packet with readings and videos you should have read and watched before your small group session during the week of February 26.
Diagnostic Study Measures Help Sheet

CASP Checklist: Diagnostic Test Study

Module 5: Prognosis Studies and Systematic Reviews - Week of 3/4/24

Module 5 Content
This is the lecture notes packet with readings and videos you should have read and watched before your small group session during the week of March 4.

CASP Checklist: Systematic Review

Plenary 2: Wednesday 3/13/24 2:00-3:30 PM Eastern Time

Plenary 2 Breakout Discussion Questions

Module 6 : Journal Clubs - Week of 3/18/24

The last small group session of CAIFL is a Journal Club. This session is the culmination of everything we have done to this point. Journal club will be held during the final scheduled small group session, during the week of March 18, 2024.

How to prepare for and present at a journal club
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Journal club guidelines and articles (same as the peer presentation articles) will be listed here.