approach
Module aims:
- To illustrate the application of the principles of evidence-based
pharmacotherapy to the assessment of minor analgesics. - Develop an appreciation of clinical trial design in the evaluation of
minor analgesics - Develop an appreciation of outcome measures used in analgesic
trials - Critical appraisal of reports on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of
analgesic agents
Learning objectives:
- Understand the design of analgesic trials
- Knowledge of commonly-used outcome measures in pain trials
- Knowledge of how to apply the principles of evidence-based
pharmacotherapy to design and assess analgesic trials - Ability to distinguish between good and poor analgesic
trialsUnderstand sources of bias in analgesic trials
Module content
1. The course text: Evaluating minor analgesics: an evidence-based
approach
2. Guide to Module 5: Choice of Minor Analgesics (this document)
3. The following reprints as reference reading
4. Moher D. et al. Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of
randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement. The Lancet 1999;
354:1896-900.
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