| CODE | IHC3004 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Evidence-Based Health Care | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Health Sciences | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | All health care professionals, regardless of educational preparation, need to be able to practise within an evidence-based health care system. This necessitates the ability to ask answerable clinical questions; search and appraise relevant research evidence; and integrate these with their clinical judgement and their clients’ preferences and values. This study-unit exposes the participants to the theory and practice of evidence-based practice and engages them in a discussion about its strengths and limitations. It helps students prepare for their dissertation and base their health care practice on sound evidence. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to equip practitioners with the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out evidence based practice within their own clinical setting. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify the need to ask questions and seek evidence to inform practice; - search and access the best evidence to answer such clinical questions; - define the components of evidence-based practice; - demonstrate awareness of the techniques required to implement evidence-based practice; - apply evidence to practice; and - critically discuss the strengths and limitations of the evidence-based approach to clinical practice. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify an issue/aspect of practice that requires review; - formulate clear and answerable clinical questions; - conduct a systematic search for relevant evidence; - critically appraise research studies; - evaluate the effect of the evidence-based approach; - demonstrate the ability to think and write critically. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Ajentumobi, O. (2002). Making sense of critical appraisal. London, UK: Hodder Arnold. - Crombie, I.K. (1996). The pocket guide to critical appraisal: a handbook for health professionals. London, UK: BMJ. - Dawes, M., Davies, P., Gray, A., Mant, J., Seers, K., Snowball, R. (Eds.) (2005). Evidence based practice: A primer for health care professionals (2nd ed.). Edinburgh, UK: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. - Greenhalgh, T. (2006). How to read a paper: the basics of evidence based medicine. London, UK: BMJ. - Mayer, D. (20100. Essential evidence-based medicine (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. - Straus, S.E., Richardson, W.S., Glasziou, P., & Haynes, R.B. (2018). Evidence based medicine: How to practice and teach EBM (5th ed.). Edinburgh, UK: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Online Lecture, Online Tutorial and Workshop | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Justin Lee Mifsud Josef Trapani |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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