CRITICAL REVIEW IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
OCT5CRS
Not currently offered
Credit points: 45
Subject outline
This year long subject has two sections. Sections 1: Students will focus on research procedures in qualitative and quantitative methods to extend their evidence-based practice knowledge and skills. Students will be introduced to the concept of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy and guided through the process of how to ask clinically relevant questions, search for the evidence and critically appraise published research. Section 2: Students will work in small groups on clinical questions identified in relation to a selected field in occupational therapy. Students will search and critically evaluate the literature to determine the evidence to answer a clinical question. Hurdle tasks will be used to guide the process from refining the search question to synthesising the results. Students will prepare a critical review of the literature in the form of reviews of papers and synthesis of evidence including consultation with expert clinicians.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 45
Subject Co-ordinator: Mary Kennedy-Jones
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Evidence based practice: across the health professions | Prescribed | Hoffman, T, Bennett, S & Del Marc, C 2010 | CHURCHILL LIVINGSTON, CHATSWOOD, NSW. |
| Readings | Research methods in health: foundations for evidence-based practice | Recommended | Liamputtong, P 2010 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE. |