Chapter 10. A ‘snapshot’ review: Constructive critique as a core practitioner skill

Headings

SECTION 1: DOMINANT MYTHS
- Myth 1: ‘we know what works for whom and just need to hone this’
  - Myth 1(a): the ‘we know, we don’t need OMs’ argument
  - Myth 1(b): the ‘we know, we don’t need ROM’ argument
- Myth 2: ‘only randomised controlled trial evidence ascribes causality: that is what we need and all we need’
  - Myth 2(a): randomisation gives causal attribution
  - Myth 2(b): efficacy findings generalise to routine practice
- Myth 3: ‘there are lies, damned lies and statistics’ and ‘I can prove anything by statistics except the truth’
SECTION 2: THERE ARE NO PERFECT MODELS AND NO PERFECT OM DATA: CREATING CONSTRUCTIVE DISCUSSION
SECTION 3: CONSTRUCTING WISE DISCUSSIONS OF OM DATA
- Accepting incompleteness
  - 1. Viewpoints: perspective and position
  - 2. Omissions and incomplete data
  - 3. Descriptive quality
- Reliability and validity
  - Reliability
  - Validity
- Avoiding the war of words and honing abstruse words into sharp swords
- Using the (metaphorical) internet to put the photo in context
- Equipoise in clinical and research setting
SUMMARY AND FINAL CONCLUSION

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