PHAS 514 - Evidence-Based Medicine

Credit(s): 2
This course focuses on the process of using research evidence in the practice of medicine and how it can help guide clinical decision-making. A critical evaluation of journal articles and the practice of using research to answer clinical questions will be explored during this course. Articles concerning treatment, diagnosis, prognosis and harm will be discussed in detail as well as statistical methods used to validate findings. Techniques of critical appraisal will be stressed. Offered fall semester only.