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PMC3101 Evidence Based Practice for Healthcare Professionals

Semester 3, 2022 Online
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Health and Medical Sciences
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: Students are required to complete 8 units prior to enrolment in this course.

Overview

Health professionals operate in an evidence-based healthcare system whereby healthcare is delivered to individuals according to the best available research evidence. This course addresses the need for health care professionals to understand research processes and the importance of evidence based practice in order to provide the highest level of safe and effective care and assistance. Health care professionals must also be able to critique evidence in order to provide evidence-based care.

Evidence Based Practice for Healthcare Professionals enables extend their knowledge of research and research processes. This course provides students with an opportunity to examine data collection and data analyses, and appreciate the applicability of research to healthcare professionals. Finally, this course enables student to evaluate and compare research findings to identify best practice/s.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  1. Examine the importance and need to provide evidence-based practice.
  2. Analyse the levels of evidence available to health care professionals
  3. Outline the most appropriate research methods and methodologies when undertaking health care research
  4. Recognise the role and importance of research ethics
  5. Compare and contrast Qualitative, Quantitative and mixed methods research
  6. Examine the need for research rigor regarding data collection and data analysis
  7. Evaluate strategies and mechanisms to report and disseminate research findings

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Evidence-based practice
Levels of evidence
10.00
2. Searching the literature for the best evidence 10.00
3. Critiquing research 5.00
4. Research methodologies
Qualitative research
Quantitative research
20.00
5. Research methods
Participant selection / sampling
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Interpreting findings
40.00
6. Research Ethics
Ethical Clearance
The role of HREC/ethics boards
10.00
7. Publishing results 5.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Liamputtong, P 2017, Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice, 3rd edn, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, UK.
(This e-book is available through the Library Catalogue.)

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%)
Assignments Oral Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) No 20
Assignments Written Literature review No 40
Assignments Written Report No 40
Date printed 10 February 2023