201213110 EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

This course is designed to teach evidence-based practice (EBP) skills that will enable staff to conduct extensive evaluations of existing literature to improve patient care. The program provides a comprehensive overview of EBP, and the components essential for implementation of EBP in a clinical setting. It is designed to focus on skills needed to critically evaluate information available from research findings and professional consensus statements. Essential topics for clinical inquiry are addressed, including: developing PICO (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) questions, evaluating existing clinical guidelines, critically analyzing and synthesizing research articles using the GRADE criteria, and integrating evidence into practice