TAB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care Course description

This joint course is developed for all the Bachelor programmes at the Faculty of Health Sciences which are part of RETHOS (National guidelines for the Health and Social Studies), and is considered as an introductory course, preferably taken during the first part of the study programme.

In this course, starting with relatable examples, students will learn about the rationale for evidence-based practice (EBP) and its Core Competencies: Ask, Acquire, Appraise and Interpret, Apply, and Evaluate. Areas of focus are critical thinking (e.g. asking critical questions about health claims and the sources of claims), and shared decision-making. The course provides a foundation for learning and applying more advanced and field-specific skills.

Prior to the course, the students are recommended to go through the elements in "Startpakka" which focus on literature search, critical appraisal and use of references, see https://bokskapet.oslomet.no/courses/course-v1:BOKSKAPET+FELLES-1704+2/about

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

On successful completion of the course, the student has acquired the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can define what EBP is and recognizes the rationale for EBP and shared decision making
• knows the steps of EBP
• is familiar with the levels in the S-pyramid and acknowledges the difference between single studies and systematic reviews
• knows the characteristics of a scientific article, e.g. IMRAD
• can explain the purpose and characteristics of qualitative and quantitative studies and syntheses of studies, e.g. systematic reviews
• understands the principles for critical appraisal and knows how to use check lists for different study designs, clinical guidelines and professional procedures
• knows different types of categorical and continuous measures of association and effect, and key graphical presentations

Skills

The student

• can identify different types of professional/clinical questions, such as questions about treatment, diagnosis, prognosis, experiences and etiology
• can, for each type of clinical question, identify the preferred order of study designs
• can formulate searchable professional/clinical questions using e.g. PICO
• and variations of PICO
• can construct and carry out an appropriate and simple search strategy for professional/clinical questions from the top of the S-pyramid

General competencies

The student

• can critically assess health claims in the media

No coursework requirements.

Candidates must write an essay of approx. 15 pages over a self-chosen theme. The topic of the essay must be approved by the course coordinator. The essay shall be handed in no later than 2 months after the subject is concluded.

All aids allowed as long as source reference and quotation technique requirements are applied.

Pass/Fail.

The essay will be assessed by the course coordinator.

Target group

This course is primarily aimed at PhD candidates admitted to the PhD programme in Library and Information Science at OsloMet, but is also open to other applicants who wish to be qualified for research in the field.

Admission requirements

This subject can be offered to candidates in addition to the university's own candidate, given enough places. It is primarily offered to those students admitted to the PhD programme at OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University but will be open to other students who have completed either "hovedfag" or a master's degree (120 credits) within the same academic area.

Applicants for individual PhD-courses must submit a summary of about one page with information about their own PhD project or other project / field of interest, with a description of the topic, method, theoretical approach, and why this topic is considered relevant to the own project.

The course has 5 ECTS of overlapping content towards BIO1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, ERGOB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, FYB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, RAD1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, SYKK1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, TAB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, FARB1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, PMED1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care, ORI1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care.