Course Highlights

Course Instructor: Michele McCall MSc., RD

Brush up on your critiquing skills with this course, designed specifically for dietitians. The emphasis is on evaluating study methodology, interpreting results, identifying bias and only a little touch of statistics! The main focus here is critiquing various study types - RCTs, cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies and systematic reviews. Practice your skills with plenty of example exercises!

Course curriculum

    1. Greetings From Your Instructor

    2. How to use this course

    1. Handout for Module 1

    2. Lesson 1 : Common Statistical Measures

    3. Lesson 2: Common Graphs – More Than Just Pretty Pictures! Expressing Research Data

    4. Quiz for Module 1

    1. Handout for Module 2

    2. Lesson 1: Randomized Control Trials

    3. Practice Critique Article - RCT Study Example # 1: Diabetes and MUFA

    4. Practice Critique Article - RCT Study Example # 2: Lee et al.

    5. Practice Critique Form - Randomized Control Trials

    6. Practice Critique Discussion - RCT Study Example # 2 - Lee et al.

    7. Quiz for Module 2

    1. Handout for Module 3

    2. Lesson 1: Cohort Studies

    3. Practice Critique Articles - Cohort Studies

    4. Practice Critique Form - Cohort Studies

    5. Practice Critique Discussion - Cohort Studies

    6. Lesson 2: Case- Control and Cross-Sectional Studies

    7. Practice Critique Articles - Case-Control Studies

    8. Practice Critique Form - Case-Control Studies

    9. Practice Critique Discussion- Case-Control Studies

    10. Practice Critique Articles - Cross-Sectional Studies

    11. Practice Critique Form - Cross-Sectional Studies

    12. Practice Critique Discussion - Cross-Sectional Studies

    13. Quiz for Module 3

    1. Handout for Module 4

    2. Lesson 1: New Study Designs

    3. Lesson 2: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

    4. Lesson 3: Guidelines for Study Reporting and Assessing Study Quality

    5. Quiz for Module 4

    1. Evaluation

About this course

  • $249.00
  • 8.5 hours of presentation
  • Practice critiques for all study methods
  • Learn at your own pace

Pricing and Course Features

  • Regular Enrollment

    Besides the great learning content presented in a variety of interesting formats, dietitians receive handouts and reading lists for each lesson. Once enrolled, the course duration is 180 days. Zoom chats with the instructor are available at your convenience. Students also receive our bimonthly research update newsletter. Price: $249.00 per person.

  • Institution Student Enrollment

    For administrators who are interested in providing any of our courses for dietetic interns/post graduate program students, McCall Dietetics offers an institution rate. Once enrolled, the course is available for 365 days. Students receive all the course features as described for regular enrollment. To take advantage of this offer please email Michele at [email protected]. Price: $150.00 per student.

  • Institution Dietitian Enrollment

    Groups of three dietitians or more from a single hospital or other health/educational setting can enroll in any of our courses using our group rate. Once enrolled, the course is available for 365 days. This rate includes all the course features as described for regular enrollment. To take advantage of this offer, please email Michele directly at [email protected]. Price: $199.00 per dietitian.