Course: Instruments of Evidence-Based Healthcare; Implementation Science and Research Into Practice

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Course title Instruments of Evidence-Based Healthcare; Implementation Science and Research Into Practice
Course code PVL/VAA51
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 4
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Tučková Dagmar, PaedDr. Mgr. Ph.D. et Ph.D.
Course content
This subject consists of 5 educational seminars and 10 practical classes. Capacity of seminars will be 21 students; capacity of practical classes will be 7 students per group. Students will deepen their knowledge of EBHC. In the context of EBP will practice five steps of EBHC. Students will learn to critically read and appraise scientific articles in terms of quality of evidence and applicability into praxis. Students will be familiarized with particular tools of EBP. In addition, they will learn to understand different kinds of results including the results of the meta-analysis and meta-synthesis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
EBHC as it is contemporarily conceived is based on the view that health care related decisions should be based on the high individual professional skills of the health workforce together with the best scientific evidence, and recognizing patient´s preferences and values as well. During this course, the students will be practicing EBP (Evidence-Based Practice) basic skills to be able to formulate review questions, search for the best available evidence, read and recognize results of scientific articles, and critically appraise and use the best evidence and quality of sources for medical praxis. As part of the course, students will also be introduced to the issue of predatory publishers.
The subject will strengthen students? research-scientific potential, critical thinking and will motivate and prepare them for student scientific activity.
Prerequisites
Succesful completion of Social Medicine and Health Policy.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Practical Requirements: All students will be able to: - Prepare search strategy for selected clinical topic/problem, - Prepare critical appraisal of selected clinical topic/problem, - Screen selected titles, abstracts and full texts, - Explain and discuss importance of critical appraisals for contemporary medicine
Recommended literature
  • http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph/.
  • https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en.
  • Aromataris, E., Munn, Z. JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI, 2020.
  • DA SILVA, A. M., VALENTIM, D. P., MARTINS, A. L., PADULA, R. S. (2023). Instruments to Assess EBP among Health Care Professionals: A systematic review. Health Educ Behav.
  • Glasziou, P., Del Mar, C., & Salisbury, J. (2009). Evidence-based practice workbook, 2nd Edition.. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Page M. J., McKenzie J. E., Bossuyt P. M., Boutron I., Hoffmann T. C., Mulrow C. D. et al. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews..


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