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Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Practice

Course: #1058Level: Introductory 2 Hours 1 Review

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.

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Learning Outcomes

  • checkmarkDefine Evidence-based Practice (EBP) or Evidence-based Medicine.
  • checkmarkState the 2 fundamental principles of EBP.
  • checkmarkConstruct a well-built clinical foreground question based on a patient problem.
  • checkmarkIdentify 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.
  • checkmarkApply 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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California

PhysicalTherapy.com is a recognized continuing competency approval agency for the Physical Therapy Board of California. This course is offered for 2.0 hours of continuing competency.


IL Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor

PhysicalTherapy.com is approved by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation as a sponsor of continuing education for PTs/PTAs (Sponsor License #216000252). This course is offered for 2.0 hours (Introductory level).


KPTA

This course is offered for 2 hours (Introductory level, Category 2) by the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association (Provider #CS80-2024-APTAKY).



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