RCGP AKT: Research, Epidemiology and Statistics (Masterpass) - Softcover

Evidence based medicine is extremely important for making sure that our patients receive the best, most-appropriate and least harmful treatments. Being able to understand and evaluate the medical literature is something that is, therefore, essential. This is normally taught at medical undergraduate level but can be neglected once the pressures of learning clinical medicine and performing the daily tasks of a junior doctor become more important. --From the Preface

This book has been specifically designed to help GP trainees pass the compulsory AKT examination. Each topic has been skilfully refined to correlate directly with primary care and the RCGP curriculum, revealing how and why critical appraisal and evidence based medicine are essential for good medical practice throughout a career as an independent, knowledgeable, caring and thoughtful general practitioner. It includes invaluable preparation suggestions and an overall outline of the AKT, an introduction to statistics and qualitative methods, quantitative methods, epidemiology, common research methods and outcomes, useful tests used in epidemiological studies, research ethics, measures of mortality and economic analyses. Each chapter features unique, topic specific questions to reinforce comprehension, with an entire final chapter devoted to sample questions, comprehensively testing expertise and developing confidence. Ideal for revision and self-examination, RCGP AKT: Research, Epidemiology and Statistics gives GP trainees vital edge when preparing for the AKT.