30-720 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

This course addresses the integration of translational research into practice. Focus is on utilizing systematic inquiry to identify, summarize, and appraise best evidence on a selected topic inclusive of published research, benchmarking data, standards of practice and clinical expertise. Emphasis will be placed on understanding principles of data measurement, collection, management and analysis. Students begin the process of translating research into practice by producing and disseminating a systematic, integrative review of the evidence. Focus is on translating best evidence to change practice and implementing processes to monitor and evaluate the impact of the practice change. Prerequisites: Advisor approval, graduate standing, graduate level statistics. Pre or co-requisite: Graduate level epidemiology, biostatistics.

Credits

3