PBH3012 - Translating research into practice - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Chief examiner(s)

Kelly Allen

Coordinator(s)

Kelly Allen

Unit guides

Offered

Caulfield

  • Second semester 2018 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Either (PBH2001 and PBH2002) OR BMS1042

Synopsis

This unit will examine the process of transferring high quality research evidence into practice.

It will explore systematic review and guideline development. Students will learn how to assess the quality and interpret the results of these valuable sources of evidence.

Students will examine barriers and enablers in knowledge translation, and undertake in evidence-based methods utilised in research translation and dissemination strategies.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Understand the evidence-practice gap
  2. Describe the knowledge translation cycle
  3. Understand and analyse systematic review and guideline development methods
  4. Develop and implement a public health evaluation plan
  5. Design strategies for assessing barriers and enablers to translating research into practice

Assessment

  • Group project (10%)
  • Critical appraisal (2,000 words) (30%)
  • Health evaluation (2,000 words) (30%)
  • Written examination (1.5 hours) (30%)

Workload requirements

6 contact hours (3 hour seminar, 3 hours online) plus 6 hours private study per week.

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