Critical appraisal and evidence-based medicine can seem daunting, but with practice and confidence anyone can pick up the necessary skills to improve their engagement with, and understanding of, the literature. Working on these skills allows us to better approach clinical evidence and research, reading journal articles with a critical eye and an idea of if and how we might transform evidence into practice. This session is aimed at those with no prior experience of critical appraisal but would be a good refresher for anyone who wants more practice. This session will focus on the practical aspect of critically appraising a randomised controlled trial and offers the chance for experiencing critical appraisal and discussion in a group environment online. This session is intended for those who have attended 'How to read a research article: an introduction to critical appraisal', which introduces the concept, theory and tools required for critical appraisal, so it is highly recommended that participants also book a place on that session.

By the end of the session participants will be able to: - Understand critical appraisal in a practical context - Have an insight into CASP's critical appraisal process for RCTs - Understand and begin interpreting commonly used statistics - Critically appraise an article and consider its value to clinical practice - Engage in group discussion of an article during and after critical appraisal This session supports standards from the GMC Professional Capabilities Framework; NMC Code; GPhC Professional Standards; HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics, PSA Standards for Members, SfH Code of Conduct, GDC Standards and GOC Standards of Practice

HCPC - 2.5, 3.3; GMC - Domain 2, 3, 6, 9; NMC - 6.1, 6.2, 9.4, 19.2, 22.3; GPhC - 4, 5, 8, 9; PSA – Standard 2, 3, 4; SfH - 2.4, 3.6, 6.4, 6.6; GDC - 7.1.1, 7.3.2; GOC 5.3, 10.1; ACHCA - Expectation 2, 4; CIPD - 4.1, 4.2