Introduction to Evidence-Based Decision-Making.

Catalog description

Semester course; 1 lecture hour (delivered hybrid). 1 credit. The course provides an introduction to evidence-based decision-making. Students will learn to formulate clinical questions, search for and critically appraise relevant evidence, and integrate this evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. The course formally introduces models for evidence-based practice, examines hierarchies of evidence and reviews implementation science and change theories useful for initiating EBP. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in retrieving and appraising literature relevant to cardiovascular perfusion, understanding the research process, and critiquing evidence.