The Problems with Clinical Trials

some common problems encountered in clinical trial design and when evaluating big data

The lecture duration is 13min.

0.25 CPD Points, 0.25 CEUs, 0.25 CME credits approval pending.
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Paul Young
Consultant and Researcher in Intensive Care, Wellington, New Zealand
Lecture Summary

Clinical trials in critical care medicine are challenging to conduct and can be difficult to interpret. This talk will focus on some common problems encountered in clinical trial design and when evaluating big data. In particular, the talk describes the concept of base-rate neglect and the difficulty with drawing causal inferences from observational analyses using big data.

Target Audience

Critical Care Doctors
Critical Care Nurses

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:

  • Describe the concept of base-rate neglect
  • Understand the difference between correlation and causation
  • Understand what is meant by power and what a P value of less than 0.05 means within a frequentist statistical paradigm