Level 6 (20 credits) Evidence-Based Practice 1 - Single Module

• Duration :

  Level 6 single module (part-time, one semester, intake September and February)

3 good reasons to study Evidence-Based Practice 1 at Salford

• Explore the research process in relation to evidence based practice
• Use the evidence base to improve your own area of practice
• Delivered by staff who are subject experts in their field

You can take this course as a single module for continuing professional development

This module will explore:

• Philosophy of knowledge
• Stages of research process linked to evidence- based practice
• Research paradigms
• Clarification of search issues/questions
• Definitions of evidence-based practice
• Sources and levels of evidence
• Methods of accessing evidence: databases, hand searching, talking to experts, web based materials
• Critical appraisal, identifying strength of evidence
• Clinical effectiveness
• Principles of creating databases