There are so many different types of studies out there in medical literature and it can be difficult to wrap your head around them. This knowledge is essential for medical students and professionals as it determines how you read, understand, and critique literature!

This webinar will go through the most important types of studies (cohort, case-control, RCT, and meta-analysis) and what they actually represent, along with some pros and cons of using them.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the hierarchy of studies
Explain the indications to carry out a certain type of study over another
Discuss the pros and cons of the most common types of studies

This will be an excellent start to our "Understanding Research" theme of the Introduction to Research webinar series by Mind The Bleep.

Summary

For medical students and professionals, an understanding of the different study types and their relative advantages and disadvantages is critical to being an informed consumer of medical literature. Join us in our webinar to learn about the four major study types (cohort, case-control, RCT, and meta-analysis), how to recognize them and their superiority and applicability to different contexts. Get the insights you need to become an informed reader and critique of medical literature.

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Learning objectives

4. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different types of medical studies 5. Interpret medical literature in terms of the respective study type

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