PEDS 580

Catalog description

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills required to be an evidence-informed practitioner. After defining evidence-informed practice, students discuss practice evaluation and knowledge translation. Students review and build upon the skills required for scientific literacy to enable them to find, critically appraise, and assimilate evidence into a management plan for pediatric patients. The role of outcome measures is emphasized, with a focus on the incorporation of pediatric-centric outcome measures in chiropractic practice. Students are introduced to current scientific literature relevant to pediatric chiropractic practice through the critical appraisal process.