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Clinical Reasoning

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These tutorials and guides will help you better understand how to find, use, and evaluate information within the context of your Clinical Reasoning courses (and beyond).

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Finding and Using High-Quality Information

One point of extra credit in Clinical Reasoning 1 will be given for the completion of this tutorial.

⚠️Important: Make sure to go through the entire tutorial to the Obtain Credit module.

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CRAAP Website Evaluation Worksheet

CRAAP Website Evaluation Worksheet.pdf94.1KB

This worksheet is a simple way to determine whether or not a website is high-quality enough for you to use for professional purposes.

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Critical Appraisal Checklists

These websites offer checklists that walk you through the process of evaluating an article for quality and bias.

See EBO Step 3: APPRAISE tutorial for additional context.

  • Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
  • Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI)
  • The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM)
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Looking for resources to use for your Clinical Reasoning paper? Check out the curated collections below.

Cornea
Cornea
Glaucoma
Glaucoma
Lens & Cataract
Lens & Cataract
Low Vision
Low Vision
Macular Degeneration
Macular Degeneration
Neuro-ophthalmology & Optic Neuritis
Neuro-ophthalmology & Optic Neuritis
Ocular Trauma
Ocular Trauma
Retina
Retina
Stroke and the Eye
Stroke and the Eye
Marfan Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Uveitis
Uveitis
Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Albinism and the Eye
Albinism and the Eye
Myopia
Myopia
Ocular Melanoma
Ocular Melanoma
Stargardt Disease
Stargardt Disease
Dry Eye
Dry Eye
Optic nerve hypoplasia (coming soon)
Optic nerve hypoplasia (coming soon)
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Evidence-Based Optometry Tutorials

These tutorials will help you understand the step-by-step process of using high-quality scientific studies to inform patient care.

What is Evidence-Based Optometry?What is Evidence-Based Optometry?
What is Evidence-Based Optometry?
EBO Step 1: ASKEBO Step 1: ASK
EBO Step 1: ASK
EBO Step 2: ACQUIREEBO Step 2: ACQUIRE
EBO Step 2: ACQUIRE
EBO Step 3: APPRAISEEBO Step 3: APPRAISE
EBO Step 3: APPRAISE
EBO Step 4: APPLYEBO Step 4: APPLY
EBO Step 4: APPLY
EBO Step 5: ASSESSEBO Step 5: ASSESS
EBO Step 5: ASSESS
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Journal Quality Evaluator

This tool can help you determine whether or not the journal you’re reviewing is high-quality enough to be reliable.

Caveat: Since a journal is a collection of articles, and some articles in a not-so-great journal may actually be good, it’s generally a better idea to evaluate articles rather than journals. To do this, use a critical appraisal checklist.

Other Clinical Reasoning Guides

These guides were not created by the NECO Library, but are made available on this page for your convenience.

Team-Building Tutorial

Clinical Reasoning Team Building Tutorial.mp434.9 MB

Presentation Skills and Guidelines

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