Critical appraisal of a systematic review

Location: Royal Free Hospital Medical Library

To book a place please email info.skills@ucl.ac.uk. This session is also part of the Doctoral School Skills Development programme. Postgraduate research students at UCL should book a place by logging in via the programme website.

This session will include an introduction to critical appraisal skills and a brief recap of the key study design elements of systematic reviews. This will be followed by a practical appraisal of a systematic review using a validated appraisal checklist.

By the end of the session attendees will:

• Be able to explain the importance of critically appraising articles and what the process involves.
• Be able to select the appropriate CASP checklist to use to appraise different study designs
• Have experience of critically appraising a systematic review using a CASP checklist