Clinical Pharmacist's Guide to Biostatistics and Literature Evaluation [Paperback] Author: Robert Ed Dicenzo | Language: English | ISBN:
1932658785 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Whether you are interpreting the medical literature to optimize patient care, improve health outcomes, or generate hypothesis for research, an understanding of biostatistics is essential for success. This book was developed to bolster the pharmacist's knowledge and confidence for using biostatistical tools for interpreting the literature.
With material drawn from ACCP's renowned Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program (PSAP) and the live pharmacotherapy preparatory course Updates in Therapeutics, editor Robert DiCenzo, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, has designed this review to support pharmacists' preparation for the Pharmacotherapy and Ambulatory Care Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) examinations.
Contents of the guide include:
Section I. Basics of Biostatistics and Statistical Tests
Chapter: Basics of Biostatistics
Chapter: Choosing the Appropriate Statistical Test
Section II: Literature Interpretation and Application to Patient Care
Chapter: Interpreting Results from Clinical Trials
Chapter: Pharmacoepidemiology
Each chapter includes a selected bibliography and self-assessment questions designed to test your understanding of the material.
Answers to the self-assessment questions are included in the back of the book. A table of helpful equations appears at the front of the book.
Pharmacists new to practice or seasoned practitioners wanting to refresh their understanding of biostatistics and literature evaluation will all benefit from this helpful guide.
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- Paperback: 167 pages
- Publisher: American College of Clinical Pharmacy; 1ST edition (January 1, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1932658785
- ISBN-13: 978-1932658781
- Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
I have to say I was a little disappointed. I was expecting there do be a lot more information in this book. I wanted to strengthen my journal club skills, but this book was filled with multiple choice questions and very few pages with actual pertinent information. Overall, I found it useful but definitely NOT worth the money. I would probably purchase this book if I could get it for less than 10 bucks but would not spend anymore on it b/c there is nothing but multiple choice questions and a few useful pages.
By anonymous
I picked up this book to prep for the statistics portion of the BCPS exam. It does an average job of covering concepts, although it would benefit from more examples within the text. The biggest flaw of this book is that it doesn't have an index or table of contents. So if, for example, you want to review how to calculate NNT or RR, you have to flip endlessly through the book to find the specific subject. Similarly, at the end of each section there are practice questions, and the answers are roughly three-quarters of the way through the book (page number unspecified) - making it annoying to flip to the section to double check the answers.
The book was painful to read, and if I was ACCP, I would be embarrassed to have my logo on the cover.
By Book Worm
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