Postgraduate - UnitPGC5001 - Evidence based practice

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Offered	Parkville First semester 2015 (Off-campus) Parkville Second semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Kirstie Galbraith

Notes

For postgraduate coursework pharmacy discontinuation dates, please see http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au/students/pg-coursework/unit-discontinuation-dates.html

Quota applies

This unit is quota restricted. Selection is on a first-in, first enrolled basis. For more information please contact the faculty at http://monash.edu/pharm/future/contact/

Synopsis

This unit will provide students with theoretical information on evidence-based practice as well as the skills to incorporate evidence-based medicine into their clinical practice. Topics will include: formulation of clinical questions, searching the literature for best evidence, evaluating the evidence, and applying the evidence in patient care.

Prescribed text
Guyatt G, Rennie D, eds. Users' Guides to the Medical Literature. Essentials of evidence-based clinical practice (3rd Edition) McGraw-Hill Professional, 2015.

Outcomes

At completion of this unit it is expected that students will be able to:

Formulate and answer clinical questions.
Evaluate the literature for validity and clinical utility.
Use electronic and paper based resources to assist in patient care.
Search relevant databases for current best evidence.
Appreciate the role of guidelines and decision support software in guiding therapy.

Assessment

Development and submission of your clinical question: 10%
Literature search strategy: 20%
Answer to clinical question: 30%
Presentation (journal club): 25%
Contribution to online discussion, including tasks: 15%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include teacher directed learning, reading time, participation in tutorials or discussion groups, research and preparation for assignments.