Critical Appraisal of Systematic Review

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4. Critical Appraisal: The purpose of this assignment is to critically appraise a systematic review on a public health issue (one article summarizing the quality of the available evidence). You will critically appraise this article using an appropriate critical appraisal tool. You will compare your findings to a pre-appraised summary of evidence on this topic and prepare a short summary of the strengths and limitations of the article you have critically appraised. 1. Begin by searching for one systematic review article on a selected public health topic (see the EMB Reviews (Cochrane Collection) tab on the Public Health Resources page of the library) 2. Select an appropriate critical appraisal tool to review see Moodle for the national Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools Compendium of Critical Appraisal Tools for Public Health Practice 3. Apply the critical appraisal tool to evaluate the quality of evidence and the search strategies used in your selected systematic review article. 4. Select one pre-appraised summary of a systematic review (by different authors) on the same topic (see the Health Evidence tab on the Public Health Resources page of the library. You must register to use this site). 5. Compare your article and critical appraisal results to the pre-appraised summary on this topic in Health Evidence. 6. Provide a brief summary summarizing your critical appraisal of your article (maximum 3-4 pages). Identify the strengths and limitations of your critical appraisal of a systematic review article. Compare the quality of your systematic review article to a pre-appraised summary in Health Evidence (Marking guide will be posted on Moodle)