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Unit Summary
Unit type
PG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
Introduces students to an evidence-based approach to health practice. Students are taught how to frame relevant structured questions, search and appraise the available evidence, and use this to develop appropriate responses in day-to-day health practice settings.
Unit content
Topic 1: Evidence-based practice
Topic 2: Finding the evidence
Topic 3: Types of evidence
Topic 4: Critical appraisal of the evidence
Topic 5: Using the evidence: Appraising clinical guidelines
Topic 6: Using the evidence: Implementation
Learning outcomes
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 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | examine the steps in evidence-based practice and the role that critical appraisal takes in informing decisions in health practice | |||||||
2 | frame relevant, structured questions and identify the best evidence for answering those questions | |||||||
3 | identify and search the most appropriate data sources for evidence related to relevant, structured questions | |||||||
4 | critically appraise appropriate evidence to answer relevant, structured questions | |||||||
5 | use critical appraisals to consider implications for practice | |||||||
6 | plan a strategy to change healthcare practice based on results from critical appraisals. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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examine the steps in evidence-based practice and the role that critical appraisal takes in informing decisions in health practice
- GA1:
- GA4:
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frame relevant, structured questions and identify the best evidence for answering those questions
- GA1:
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identify and search the most appropriate data sources for evidence related to relevant, structured questions
- GA4:
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critically appraise appropriate evidence to answer relevant, structured questions
- GA1:
- GA4:
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use critical appraisals to consider implications for practice
- GA5:
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plan a strategy to change healthcare practice based on results from critical appraisals.
- GA4:
- GA5:
Prescribed texts
- Hoffmann, T., Del Mar, C., & Bennett, S., 2013, Evidence-based practice across the health professions, 2nd, Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW. ISBN: Print 9780729541350; Ebook 9780729582278.
- Hoffmann, T., Del Mar, C., & Bennett, S., 2017, Evidence-based practice across the health professions, 3rd edn, Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW. ISBN: Print 9780729542555.