Facilitators: Jane Trinh and Jane Gagliardi
Learning Objectives:
- To become familiar with concepts encountered in articles dealing with Therapy
- To become comfortable interpreting results from Therapy articles
Class materials:
- PICO worksheet
- Therapy validity worksheet
- Jorenby DE.Efficacy of varenicline, an alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist, vs placebo or sustained-release bupropion for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006 Jul 5;296(1):56-63.
- Math tables
- Results figure
- Knowler WC.Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin. N Engl J Med. 2002 Feb 7;346(6):393-403.
Additional resources:
- Users' Guide to the Medical Literature Interactive
Click on Access UGI -- Click on Part 1: The Basics -- Select 1B1: Therapy -- Select What are the results?
and Click on Appendix: Calculations Select Treatment and Harm - Stats Calculator
