Appraising the Evidence
If you are using evidence that has already been appraised - you can skip this step!
If not - then the next step in establishing evidence-based aged care in your organisation is critical appraisal. Appraisal is a technique which allows you to increase the effectiveness of your reading by enabling you to quickly exclude papers that are of too poor a quality to inform practice, and to systematically evaluate those of sufficient quality. Given this current "knowledge explosion", teaching methods of accessing and evaluating evidence is of increasing importance.
To help develop and enhance critical appraisal skills, the online resource JBI RAPid (Rapid Appraisal Protocol internet database) was developed. JBI RAPid is a training resource that teaches critical appraisal of research evidence using established data collection tools. It was designed to assist individual practitioners or students to acquire the skills of posing relevant questions about the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness or effectiveness of an intervention or professional activity. JBI RAPid also offers the possibility of publishing the appraisal in the form of a refereed report in the JBI RAP Library.
Please note: this resource is only available to JBI COnNECT subscribers, corporate and educational members of JBI. For information on membership and subscription please contact JBI: jbi@adelaide.edu.au.
For those with an interest in the critical appraisal of evidence for health care practice, The Joanna Briggs Institute invites you to become part of the Joanna Briggs Critical Appraisal Network. The network is made up of health researchers and practitioners with an interest in the critical appraisal of evidence for health care practice and who act as reviewers for submissions to the JBI RAP Library. The network is coordinated through the leadership of the Joanna Briggs Institute. Critical Appraisal Reviewers must complete the online JBI Critical Appraisal training program (RAPcap) (provided at no cost) and accept responsibility for reviewing RAP Reports submitted to JBI through the RAPid program. For further information contact Tiffany Conroy: tiffany.conroy@adelaide.edu.au.
The Joanna Briggs Institute also invites those interested in critical appraisal and systematic reviews to become part of The Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Synthesis Network. Evidence Synthesis Groups from around the world make up the network and contribute by conducting and publishing JBI systematic reviews.
Evidence Synthesis Groups consist of at least three members who are graduates with research training. All members must have successfully completed a JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Program and one member of the group must be named as Group Convener. Evidence Synthesis Groups conduct Systematic Reviews following the JBI approach (or, in the case of reviews and effectiveness, the approach adopted by the Cochrane Collaboration). For further information contact Vanessa Scott: vanessa.scott@adelaide.edu.au.