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View article: Teaching Australian high school students to think critically about health claims: a cluster randomized trial
Teaching Australian high school students to think critically about health claims: a cluster randomized trial Open
Making informed health decisions requires knowledge and skills in appraising health claims, and teaching adolescents these skills may prepare them for future decision-making. This cluster randomized trial evaluated the effectiveness of an …
View article: The National <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce: pregnancy and perinatal guidelines
The National <span>COVID</span> ‐19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce: pregnancy and perinatal guidelines Open
The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce has been a critical component of the infrastructure to support Australian maternity care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taskforce has shown that a rapid living guidelines appro…
View article: Establishing a library of resources to help people understand key concepts in assessing treatment claims—The “Critical thinking and Appraisal Resource Library” (CARL)
Establishing a library of resources to help people understand key concepts in assessing treatment claims—The “Critical thinking and Appraisal Resource Library” (CARL) Open
We hope that ready access to CARL will help to promote the critical thinking about treatment claims, needed to help improve healthcare choices.
View article: A qualitative study exploring high school students’ understanding of, and attitudes towards, health information and claims
A qualitative study exploring high school students’ understanding of, and attitudes towards, health information and claims Open
Background Exposure to health claims, particularly in the media and social media, is pervasive, and the information conveyed is often inaccurate, incomplete or misleading. Some young people of high school ages are already making decisions …