This masterclass is part of a series of events by the QICN’s Community Nursing Research Forum and is open to all community nurses and midwives interested in research.
About the Masterclass
This session will introduce critical appraisal of research, a tool that helps determine how trustworthy research findings are, and to what extent research should influence clinical practice. Following a short introduction to critical appraisal, we’ll be discussing and appraising a recent research paper to assess quality and relevance of the findings.
About the Speaker
Simon Etkind is an assistant professor in palliative care at the University of Cambridge. He works clinically as a consultant in palliative medicine at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, alongside contribution to medical student teaching at the University of Cambridge Clinical School, and research as co-lead of the PELiCam Palliative and End of Life Care Research Group. His research focuses on supporting people living with multiple illnesses or clinical syndromes such as frailty. He is particularly interested in the uncertainties inherent to complex illness trajectories, the effect these have on care experience and outcomes, and how we can improve care in situations of uncertainty.