HP 812 - Evidence-Based Practice 2

3 credit hours

The skills needed for evidence-based practice are covered in this course to provide practicing physical therapists with key skills to incorporate evidence-based techniques into daily practice. Students will search professional literature, locate articles to address their clinical questions and critically appraise articles examining issues such as the level of evidence, applicability to the clinical question, statistical concerns, bias, and validity. The literature reviews and article analysis will include topics related to screening and diagnostic tests, prognosis, clinical trials, interventions, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and clinical practice guidelines that would be applicable to various physical therapy practice settings. Prerequisite: HP800 Medical Informatics or HP 805 - tDPT Foundations, HP 808 - Statistics, HP 809 - Quantitative Research Methods & Designs and HP 811 - Evidence-Based Practice in Physical Therapy 1