Developing Knowledge and Skills for Evidence-informed Decision Making’ …. Question:
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The module is designed to extend students’ knowledge around critical appraisal and the importance of research evidence to professional practice. This will be achieved through students identifying and evaluating a body of research-based evidence relevant to clinical practice.
1. Identify and formulate a clinical question derived from practice-based topics using appropriate frameworks (PICO/SPIDER)
2. Develop an effective search strategy to identify and retrieve appropriate research-based evidence.
3. Critically evaluate a body of research-based evidence using appropriate critical appraisal tools and draw conclusions from the review
4. Develop materials and present workplace-related implications relevant to the conclusions drawn from the review