Module Descriptors
EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE
MIDW70050
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Julie Hadley
Email: J.A.Hadley@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 18
Independent Study Hours: 132
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
- PRACTICAL NOT IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 0%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Contact Hours: (18)
8 hours Interactive lectures/key lectures
6 hours group work
4 hours workshops/discussion
Independent Study Hours: (132)
45 hours Reading
35 hours Search and retrieval of information
22 hours Analysis of evidence
5 hours Preparation for formative presentation
25 hours Write assignment
VLE will be used to access reading and learning materials
8 hours Interactive lectures/key lectures
6 hours group work
4 hours workshops/discussion
Independent Study Hours: (132)
45 hours Reading
35 hours Search and retrieval of information
22 hours Analysis of evidence
5 hours Preparation for formative presentation
25 hours Write assignment
VLE will be used to access reading and learning materials
Module Indicative Content
This module requires that you develop an understanding of the knowledge, skills and techniques required for evidence based practice/evidence based medicine; this will therefore include the following;
Principles of evidence based medicine
Types of evidence
Use of library and medical data bases
Critical appraisal of evidence
Understanding of statistical measurements of effectiveness
Concept and principles of audit
Application of evidence to practice
Clinical Governance
Working reflexively; utilising experience, judgement, logical principles, clinical skills, clinical scepticism, risk, harm. Arriving at diagnosis, understanding differential diagnosis, test of treatment, test of time.
Principles of evidence based medicine
Types of evidence
Use of library and medical data bases
Critical appraisal of evidence
Understanding of statistical measurements of effectiveness
Concept and principles of audit
Application of evidence to practice
Clinical Governance
Working reflexively; utilising experience, judgement, logical principles, clinical skills, clinical scepticism, risk, harm. Arriving at diagnosis, understanding differential diagnosis, test of treatment, test of time.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Written assignment: reflective appraisal of process involved in the process of undertaking the clinical audit 100% 3000 words (addressing all LO's)
Clinical audit (0% pass/ fail)
Formative assessment
Presentation of audit
Clinical audit (0% pass/ fail)
Formative assessment
Presentation of audit
Module Texts
Greenhalgh T (2006) How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine. 3rd Ed. London, Wiley Blackwell
NICE (2002) Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit. Oxon, Radcliffe Publishing Ltd. http://www.nice.org.uk/niceMedia/pdf/BestPracticeClinicalAudit.pdf
Straus S, Scott Richardson W, Glasziou P, Haynes RB (2005) Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM, 3rd Ed. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
NICE (2002) Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit. Oxon, Radcliffe Publishing Ltd. http://www.nice.org.uk/niceMedia/pdf/BestPracticeClinicalAudit.pdf
Straus S, Scott Richardson W, Glasziou P, Haynes RB (2005) Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM, 3rd Ed. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.