EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY

PTY5EBP

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Evidence based practice is the use of best available evidence combined with patient preferences, available resources and therapist expertise in making decisions about the care of patients. Evidence based physiotherapy requires the physiotherapist to be able to perform the five steps of evidence based practice. In this subject students will build on the skills developed in HLT2IEP in the production of a written Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) for publication in a web-based clinical resource based in their clinical school. This resource will be peer reviewed, with the students further applying their EBP skills in order to critically appraise the work of other students. In this manner they will further develop the necessary skills to perform evidence based practice, while gaining a greater understanding of the peer review process and contributing to a valuable evidence based resource within their clinical school.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Andrew Hahne

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must have passed PTY5ELG,PTY5MCP and be enrolled in one of the following courses: HZHSPP, HZHSPB - Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Physiotherapy Practice, HMPYP, HMPYPB, HMPTP, HMPTPB - Master of Physiotherapy Practice.

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	Practical Evidence-based Physiotherapy (2011)	Prescribed	Herbert, Jamtvedt, Hagen & Mead	ELSEVIER, EDINBURGH

Bendigo, 2014, Week 05-25, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Sally Ruston

Class requirements

WorkShop
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Problem Based Learning
One 10.0 hours problem based learning other recurrence on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"In the final three weeks of semester, students will individually complete two shorter, written assignments, representing approximately 10 hours of student effort."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
one 3,500-word Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) (students to work in pairs)		60
one written appraisal of other students CAT (equiv to 1500 words)		40

Melbourne, 2014, Week 05-25, Day