KIN330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Forest Plot, Statin, Knowledge Economy
13 Mar 2017
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Dissemination: getting the knowledge out there to people who care, 2. Action: using info generated, kt includes 1 +2. Some distinctions: knowledge creation primary research, knowledge distillation systematic reviews, meta analyses, knowledge dissemination telling the relevant parties. About the results of the rcts. (dissemination: compiling all studies done (after enough exist) to draw general conclusions about efficacy/effectiveness (knowledge distillation) Take statins for example : marketing statins as preventative interventions, can involve bias. Forest plot: in addition the effect size indexes and overall effect size are normally presented in something called a forest plot, this is highly efficient and effective way of conveying the individual. Impact: it can be many things product, service, research question or project. What is the need for the research: identify a problem, therapy, harm, diagnosis, prognosis, gaps in knowledge. What are the gaps: how can your study address them, what is consumer or professional opinion, patient centered research, clinical equipoise genuine uncertainty.
