Monday, May 19

CASP Train the Trainer - Develop Critical Appraisal Teaching Skills

3 day course to develop & enhance your teaching skills, for training others in critical appraisal.

By The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)

Date and time

May 19 · 9am - May 21 · 5pm GMT+1

Location

Thatcher Business Education Centre at Said Business School

Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP United Kingdom

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

CASP Train the Trainer - Develop Critical Appraisal Teaching Skills

Description: Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to effectively teach critical appraisal skills. This event is perfect for educators, trainers, or anyone passionate about evidence-based practice. You'll gain valuable insights and tools to enhance your teaching abilities.

Location: Thatcher Business Education Centre at Said Business School

Date: 19th-21st May 2025

Time: 09:00-17:00 each day

We are able to take payments by invoice and BACS, contact us directly for this info@casp-uk.net.

Don't miss this opportunity to sharpen your teaching skills and make a difference in the world of evidence-based healthcare.

Skills development objectives:

Aim

To develop and enhance participants’ skills in training other people in critical appraisal skills to support evidence-based practice and value in healthcare.

Objectives

To extend participants’ critical appraisal skills into the role of facilitator-trainer, among other activities covering core concepts to communicate, the preparation of crib sheets, and scenario writing in the context of two of the main study types – randomised controlled trial and systematic review

To practice presenting core concepts of critical appraisal skills training relating to randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews
To observe and participate in different ways of giving feedback
To explore the challenges experienced when interpreting quantitative research results, including using measures of effect size from published research and taking account of study limitations
To review key aspects of communicating research results to different stakeholders who will use that information in decision-making
To explore and experience some of the ways in which CASP uses to develop critical appraisal skills
To have an opportunity to plan and pitch ideas for delivering critical appraisal skills to colleagues
To sharpen training and teaching skills in a safe environment
To work and train with other professionals from a range of organisations whose aim is to improve critical appraisal skills within their professional networks

Who is this course for?

This course is for people working in the healthcare sector who wish to train other professionals or students in critical appraisal skills.

If you are a beginner or unconfident at critical appraisal then you will need to have completed CASP’s online modules to give yourself a good grounding in critical appraisal skills. During this course you will not be trained in the basics of doing a critical appraisal but will be given the skills to increase your confidence when training others. The course will focus on improving skills to train others when appraising systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials (RCTs).

You will be provided with skills and resources to take back to your area of work and organisation.

How will this course be run?:

The course will include a mix of preparatory reading, presentations, briefings, small group work and time to practice teaching to the whole group. Numbers will be kept low for optimum interaction between trainer and participants. Our courses are also a good opportunity to network and learn from others attending, involved in disseminating healthcare information, including participants & trainers and facilitators.

What is included?:

The cost includes all workshop materials and certification, and includes daily refreshments at the venue with 3 course hot or cold buffet lunch served in the shared dining room.

Transport and accommodation are not included, and will have to be arranged by you. We are happy to help if you need advice on where best to stay, local transport etc, just give us an email.

Frequently asked questions

What is included in the price?

The cost includes all workshop materials and certification, and includes daily refreshments at the venue with 3 course hot or cold buffet lunch served in the shared dining room. Transport and accommodation are not included, and will need to be arranged by you.

How will this course be run?

Will i need to complete any work before the course starts?

You will be sent published papers to have read through before the first day of the course, & there will be exercises set as homework during the week you attend in Oxford. An online 'meet and greet' session will be held at the beginning of May to set expectations for both trainers and participants.

Do i have to have a certain level of knowledge to join this course?

Participants are expected to already have an understanding of how to do critical appraisal, and if you are unconfident we advise you to have completed the CASP online learning ahead of the course (this is available as an 'add on' to the course, at a heavily discounted rate).

Do i have to book and pay through Eventbrite?

No, if you would prefer to pay via invoice or by BACS, please get in touch with us info@casp-uk.net If you pay by invoice or BACS we will remove the eventbrite processing fees making it cheaper for you.

Do you offer any discounts for LMIC or students?

CASP uses courses & workshops to fund the continual improvement and availability of the free CASP checklists. We don't receive any funding, & use an experienced trainer network so are unable to offer significant discounts. If you feel your need is extraordinary contact us info@casp-uk.net

Organized by

The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)

Everyone wants good health and wellbeing, and healthcare that is effective. But how can we know whether the claims made for an intervention are valid? Some interventions are given with the best of intentions but have later been found to be ineffective with the potential for harm and wasted resources.

Critical appraisal skills enable you to systematically assess the trustworthiness and relevance of results in published research. The Critical Appraisals Skills Programme (CASP) has 29 years of expertise in the delivery of training and skills development to healthcare and other professionals.

The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) was developed in Oxford in 1993. Over the years, it has contributed to increasing the knowledge and developing skills of health professionals in the use of evidence-based approaches to health and social care in the UK. CASP workshops and resources help participants put knowledge into practice by learning how to formulate questions systematically, to find research evidence, to appraise research evidence, and to act on what they find. CASP offers critical appraisal skills training, workshops, and tools. These help you evaluate health and care related research for trustworthiness, results, and relevance.

From £1,024.86