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Course Unit Leader: Roger Harrison

Evidence Based Practice. Course Unit Leader: Roger Harrison. An audio introduction to this Core Unit. Learning objectives On completion of this unit, successful students will be able to: Find existing sources of evidence relevant to clinical and non-clinical health questions.

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Course Unit Leader: Roger Harrison

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  1. Evidence Based Practice. Course Unit Leader: Roger Harrison An audio introduction to this Core Unit.

  2. Learning objectives • On completion of this unit, successful students will be able to: • Find existing sources of evidence relevant to clinical and non-clinical health questions. • Be able to critically appraise common research designs and assess the published literature.

  3. Understand how to apply evidence to inform professional practice and decision making. • Understand the strengths and limitations of traditional concepts of evidence-based practice and how these relate to their own work or profession. • Understand and apply more contemporary approaches to maximise the potential benefit from scientific enquiry, to improve the way in which health care is provided.

  4. About 850 000 medical errors occur in NHS hospitals every year, resulting in 40 000 deaths. • BMJ 2004; 329 : 369

  5. What is Evidence?

  6. The Evidence Cycle

  7. Become an “Evidence Detective”

  8. Action Stations

  9. The Evidence Compass

  10. MPH Rocks!

  11. Assessment • Two assignments • Mid term = 50% • Final – 50% Assesses: Ability to APPLY theory to practical settings

  12. Is it tough? Skills Application APPLICATION Theory

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