Competency information
Details
Critically appraise reports from a novel or complex clinical measurement.
Considerations
- Sources of appropriate literature relating to the technical, scientific and clinical basis of clinical measurements.
- Statistical tests applied to clinical measuring data to measure accuracy, precision, resolution and bias.
- Range of statistical tests and the appropriate choice for each situation.
- Use of commonly available databases, spreadsheets and statistics packages.
- Framework for undertaking a literature review.
- IT systems/databases for literature reviews.
- Critical analysis of published papers.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Participate in clinical measurement procedures effectively and safely with due regard to the patient, health and safety, data security and governance in ICT within the context of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering. |