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Unit of Study CMM03140 - Evidence-Based Practice (2014)

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Unit description

Introduces students to an evidence-based approach to clinical and public health practice. Students are taught how to frame a relevant clinical or public health question, search and appraise the available evidence, and use this to develop appropriate responses in day-to-day practice and policy setting.

Unit content

Topic 1 Introduction to evidence-based practice 
Topic 2 Framing the question and finding the evidence 
Topic 3 Qualitative research in evidence-based practice 
Topic 4 Questions about effects of interventions 
Topic 5 Questions about diagnosis 
Topic 6 Questions about prognosis 
Topic 7 Critical appraisal of systematic reviews and meta-analyses 
Topic 8 Questions about clinical guidelines 
Topic 9 Implementing evidence into practice

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1
Online Session 1 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 understand the role of evidence-based practice in informing decisions in clinical and public health practice
2 frame clinical and public health research questions and identify the research methods that appropriately inform different types of research
3 identify and search the most appropriate data sources for evidence related to research questions
4 acquire and assess appropriate evidence to answer clinical and public health research questions
5 evaluate differing research approaches, methodologies and methods
6 critically appraise the evidence and assess its relevance to research questions
7 apply the evidence in clinical practice and in forming recommendations for development of health policy.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. understand the role of evidence-based practice in informing decisions in clinical and public health practice
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    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. frame clinical and public health research questions and identify the research methods that appropriately inform different types of research
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    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. identify and search the most appropriate data sources for evidence related to research questions
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    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. acquire and assess appropriate evidence to answer clinical and public health research questions
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    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  5. evaluate differing research approaches, methodologies and methods
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    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  6. critically appraise the evidence and assess its relevance to research questions
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    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  7. apply the evidence in clinical practice and in forming recommendations for development of health policy.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

Prescribed learning resources

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