Cambridge MRCPsych Critical Review Course
Designed for MRCPsych Paper B
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2019
Dr. Paul Wilkinson, University Lecturer and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the University of Cambridge, will deliver this weekend course. He has been running a crash course for the MRCPsych Critical Appraisal exams since 2003. Due to a recent increase in demand, this course will continue to run twice per year.
This course will thoroughly prepare candidates for the epidemiology, statistics and research methodology components of the MRCPsych Paper B. The RCPsych curriculum for Critical Review will be used as a basis for what is taught. The course will teach General Research Methodology and all specific research types e.g. RCTs, health economics, aetiology, qualitative research etc. After each mini topic there will be MCQ/ EMQ practice and discussion. The course will cover all statistical tests that are likely to come up in the exam, e.g. Mann-Whitney, multiple regression, and discuss how to interpret them and answer questions on them. The statistics will be scattered through the day, presented together with the relevant study design, to keep it in small doses! Teaching will include essential calculations e.g. NNT, sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratio. Candidates will have plenty of opportunities to practise these calculations. The course will conclude with MCQs and EMIQs that test knowledge across study designs e.g. Which is the best statistical test to use in a specific situation? What type of bias would occur in this situation? Which is the most appropriate study design? And finally there will be some practice on the sets of questions that accompany an excerpt from a real research paper.
We shall use a bank of more than 300 questions including MCQs and EMIQs from recent exams, the pilot exams, questions adapted from the old-style exam and questions written by the Cambridge team. Full paper handouts will be given of questions; answers and explanations; and slides used to teach theoretical material. Some questions will be sent to candidates before the course, so they can try them in advance if they so wish.
Fee: £300 (£240 for internal Cambridge MRCPsych course candidates)
We offer a reduced fee of £200 (£160 for internals) for candidates coming to the course on a second occasion.
Contact: Mitchell Brookes-Jones <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>, 07976 811706.
PROGRAMME
SATURDAY 2ND MARCH
9:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 1:00 General research methodology
Presentation of results and distributions
Sample selection
Statistical significance and confidence intervals
Power
Problems of statistical tests
Measurement, reliability and validity
1:00 – 1:45 LUNCH
1:45 – 5:00 Treatment studies
Types of treatment studies
Sample recruitment
Treatment allocation
Carrying out treatment
Measuring outcome
Analysing data
Statistics of comparing two (or more groups)
Number needed to treat
Survival analysis
Dealing with drop-outs (from treatment or analysis)
Special types of treatment studies
Economic analysis
SUNDAY 3RD MARCH
9:30 – 12:30 Epidemiology studies
Prevalence and incidence
Standardised mortality ratio
Aetiology Studies
Types of study – cohort vs case-control
Relative risk and odds ratio
Appraisal of studies
Adjusting for confounding
Correlational statistics
Multiple regression
Ecological studies
Screening studies
Sensitivity and specificity
Positive and negative predictive value
Likelihood ratios
ROC curves
12:30 – 1:15 LUNCH
1:15 – 4:00 Combining studies and meta-analysis
Forest plots
Diagnosis studies
Qualitative studies
General MCQs and EMIQs
Suggestions for further studying
Last Updated on Monday, 14 January 2019 16:06
St Andrew's CASC Course | Northampton
During this one day course candidates will receive intensive practice when visiting 48 exam style stations with professional role players and experienced examiners who will provide constructive feedback. Candidates will both observe and be examined at a number of stations, receiving oral or written feedback.
Dr Andrew Iles, Consultant Psychiatrist and co-author of ‘How To Pass The MRCPsych CASC’, has been an integral part of designing the day.
Event materials to take away:
- written and oral feedback from each station
- bound scenarios booklet.
Click here to download a flyer for the course. Follow links above to book a place.
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