APHS 301 - Evidence Based Practice and Medical Literature Review

4.00 credit hours

An introduction to the fundamental practice of applying medical evidence to clinical practice across the health professions. Students learn the basic concepts of evidence based practice as it applies to health care and the interpretation of research, enabling students to discuss these findings with patients and peers in order to make collaborative patient/client-centered health-care decisions. Once the evidence-based practice foundation is established, this course then services as a bridge between evidence-based practice and health care research methods by presenting the process of the development of a medical literature review or systematic review of health literature. A practical approach to the process of selecting a research question and the assessment of relevant published research to craft a systematic or medical literature review is addressed. An iterative composition process of drafting, reviewing and revising these comprehensive summaries and synthesis of previous research on a given topic is used. Attention is given to the steps in development, refinement, appraisal, synthesis and reporting of results in the formal formatting guidelines of a literature review and/or systematic review that are in alignment with evidence-based practice.

Cardinal Directions Designation(s): Writing Intensive.

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APHS 301 - Evidence Based Practice and Medical Literature Review