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Module 3 Information Technology, Clinical Governance and Research
You should understand the principles of screening, clinical trial design - multicentre, RCT, etc, and the statistical methods used in clinical research. You should know about levels of evidence, quantification of risk, power of study, level of significance, informed consent, and ethical and regulatory approvals in research.
You should demonstrate an understanding of the principles of safe prescribing, quality control in medicine and the accuracy of tests.
Module 3: Information Technology, Clinical Governance and Research
A. Use of IT, Audit & Standards
The examiners will expect you to demonstrate a full understanding of all common usage of computing systems including the principles of data collection, storage, retrieval, analysis and presentation. You will be expected to understand quality improvement and management, and how to perform, interpret and use clinical audit cycles and the production and application of clinical standards, guidelines and care pathways and protocols.
B. Risk management
You will be expected to demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles of risk management and their relationship to clinical governance and complaints procedures.
C. Research
You will be expected to understand the difference between audit and research and how to plan a research project but more importantly demonstrate the skills to critically appraise scientific trials and literature.