Reliability and accuracy of medical devices for diagnostics
Qualitatively assess medical devices for their diagnostic accuracy and sensitivity for pathological scouting
Understand the different purposes for performing tests and the appropriate means of evaluating tests for these purposes
Be able to formulate targeted questions for different diagnostic problems
Be able to describe the optimal study design for conducting clinical research to investigate these questions
Be able to effectively search papers for different types of diagnostic questions
Be able to evaluate studies of diagnostic accuracy
Have an understanding of reporting standards for studies of diagnostic tests
Know how to evaluate systematic reviews of diagnostic studies
Be able to describe different forms of design-related bias in diagnostic studies
Be able to understand and calculate various measures of diagnostic accuracy, including sensitivity and specificity, and positive and negative likelihood ratios
Understand how information from multiple diagnostic tests can be evaluated simultaneously
Understand and be able to determine a basic sample size calculation for a simple diagnostic study
Have an understanding of how to present the results of diagnostic testing studies visually and graphically
Understand how the results of research studies influence clinical decisions
Understand how diagnostic test results should be communicated to clinicians
Have an understanding of the adoption of diagnostic testing services in clinical practice
Understand the pitfalls and problems of screening programs
Understand the interaction between diagnosis and monitoring in clinical practice