EBP1002 - Introduction to evidence-based practice

Leader(s): Dr Marie Misso

Offered

Clayton First semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Clayton Second semester 2009 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

This unit aims to provide students with a set of evidence-based tools relating to diagnosis, prognosis, therapy and harm. Students will learn to formulate clinical questions so that they can be answered; to search for information, to critically appraise the evidence for validity and clinical importance, and apply the evidence in clinical practice.

Objectives

On completion of this unit, students will have developed the ability to:

1. Appropriately formulate answerable clinical questions;
2. Search the literature for information addressing these questions;
3. Critically appraise the quality of the scientific literature; and
4. Apply the results from research studies to inform clinical practice.

Assessment

Assignment One - case study (10%)
Assignment Two - clinical question (10%)
Assignment Three - search strategy (20%)
Assignment Four - critical appraisal of three articles (60%).