Evidence-based health care at Oxford

December 8, 2016 Joe Brady

Postgraduate part-time courses and training in evidence-based health care

Led by internationally recognised experts and leaders in evidence-based practice and education, the Programme has received worldwide recognition for the quality of its teaching and graduates.
Our mission is to develop students to influence and improve health care practice through our world-class programme in evidence-based health care. Part-time postgraduate courses devised to be undertaken by those in full-time employment.

For healthcare professionals and researchers, for example:

  • doctors, nurses, clinical researchers
  • healthcare managers, health information specialists
  • medical journalists, professionals in health-related industries

 Practice of Evidence-Based Health Care

Appraising the evidence to answer your clinical question.
This module will introduce the basic concepts and skills of evidence-based health care. Students will be facilitated to turn clinical queries into focussed questions, from which they can search the evidence. Participants will learn the skills to develop a search strategy for use across several databases. They will also learn about the importance of matching a research question with the most appropriate study design, and then be guided through suitable critical appraisal techniques, so that they can understand how and why published research can be used in clinical practice. Students will learn with peers in small groups, and through the week, they will have the opportunity to decide on a relevant question, search the evidence and present a critical appraisal for shared discussion.
The last date for receipt of complete applications is 5pm Friday 3rd March 2017. Regrettably, late applications cannot be accepted.

The overall aims of this module are to enable students to;

Formulate an answerable clinical question
Search for relevant publications quickly and efficiently
Critically appraise various types of studies, including randomised controlled trials (RCTs), systematic reviews of RCTs, Diagnostic, Prognostic and Qualitative studies
Understand some basic statistical concepts required to interpret studies
Consider translation of evidence into practice.

This module is run over an eight week cycle where the first week is spent working on introductory activities using a Virtual Learning Environment, the second week is spent in Oxford for the face to face teaching week (this takes place on the dates advertised), there are then four Post-Oxford activities (delivered through the VLE) which are designed to help you write your assignment. You then have a week of personal study and you will be required to submit your assignment electronically the following week (usually on a Tuesday at 14:00 UK Local Time).

For more information or to apply

https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/practice-of-evidence-based-health-care?code=O16C172B9Y