A Medical Educator's Guide to Thinking Critically about Rando... - 9783031258619

A Medical Educator's Guide to Thinking Critically about Randomised Controlled Trials: Deconstructing the \""Gold Standard\""Author(s): Margaret MacDougall\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031258619, 978-3031258619\nSynopsis\nDrawing on the statistical and philosophical expertise of its authors, this book is designed to improve understanding and use of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) among health professionals. It is intended for use primarily by medical educators involved in teaching statistics and evidence-based medicine (EBM) to medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals. However, each of the chapters serves a wider range of interests, including the practical needs of physicians in interpreting research evidence to support clinical decision making and the teaching needs of philosophers of medicine who want to more fully appreciate how RCTs work in prac.