PUBH 522 - Critical Appraisal of Occupational and Environmental Health Literature

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

McKenzie. This course provides a forum for the student to critically appraise the literature using a systematic approach to reading and critically evaluating journal articles from the occupational and environmental medicine as well as the public health literature. Through this process, elements such as study hypothesis, study design, selection of the study population, and evaluation of the internal and external validity of an article will be examined. Methods learned in this course can be used as a framework to critically evaluate medical research articles in other disciplines. At each session, the article, pre-approved by the course director, will be presented by a student (occupational medicine resident, master's student or doctoral student). The article will then be discussed by all members of the group. The session will be moderated by the course director and other faculty will be presnt to discuss the article. The course will allow discussions of methodological, regulatory, research, ethical, or health issues raised by the article presented and also allow the group to review statistical methods.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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