Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability-not critical appraisal-are core skills of medical curriculum

Kari A O Tikkinen^{1

2}, Gordon H Guyatt³

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Urology and Public Health, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland kari.tikkinen@helsinki.fi.
² Department of Surgery, South Karelian Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland.
³ Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), and Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Review

Kari A O Tikkinen et al. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;26(5):231-233.

doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111542. Epub 2021 Mar 18.

Kari A O Tikkinen^{1

2}, Gordon H Guyatt³

¹ Departments of Urology and Public Health, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland kari.tikkinen@helsinki.fi.
² Department of Surgery, South Karelian Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland.
³ Departments of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), and Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical decision-making; evidence-based practice; methods.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: GG consultant for UpToDate.

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