In this course the presenter will provide an overview of fundamental principles and concepts of evidence-based practice. Course participants will learn a structured approach to forming an answerable clinical question, finding & selecting best available evidence related to the question, determining the validity, strength, & relevance of that evidence, and integrating the evidence with clinical expertise and with patient values & expectations. Critical appraisal of evidence will be introduced, with the intent that details of critical appraisal for evidence relating to diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis will be presented in subsequent courses.
Learning Outcomes
- Define Evidence-based Practice (EBP) or Evidence-based Medicine.
- State the 2 fundamental principles of EBP.
- Construct a well-built clinical foreground question based on a patient problem.
- Identify key online databases and resources helpful for locating evidence relevant to clinical foreground questions and conduct an efficient online search for evidence related to a clinical foreground question.
- Apply the Oxford taxonomy for levels of evidence for studies on prognosis, diagnosis, therapy, & harm.
Agenda
0-15 Minutes | Definition and Scope of EBP |
15-35 Minutes | Rationale for EBP |
35-40 Minutes | Fundamental Principles of EBP |
40-45 Minutes | Hierarchies of Evidence |
45-50 Minutes | Answerable Foreground Questions |
50-90 Minutes | Searching for Evidence |
90-110 Minutes | Critical Appraisal of Evidence |
110-115 Minutes | EBP Resources |
115-120 Minutes | Q&A |
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