HS858-7-FY-CO:
Using Evidence in Health Care Practice
2019/20
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2019
Friday 26 June 2020
15
01 May 2019
Requisites for this module
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(none)
HS754, HS755, HS859
MSC B93024 Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration),
MSC B62024 Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration),
MSC A40036 Periodontology,
MSC A40136 Advanced Periodontal Practice
There is an appreciation you each bring to this module a diverse range of knowledge and experience of both evidence-based practice and use of on line media. The purpose of this module is to support development of a critical response to evidence to support your growth as a professional healthcare worker. Evidence-based practice underpins every single module you study and every day you spend on placement and every patient contact. This module therefore supports all other activities on your programme, and is not a separate and discrete topic
This module will help you to develop rigorous critical appraisal skills to support evidence based practice in health care and to develop a rich understanding of types of evidence in order to apply evidence in practice settings, and to support the skills necessary to produce a literature review that appraises, synthesises and interprets the implications of a body of evidence. The aim of this module is to support you to a level where you can apply evidence to professional practice and are prepared for the second year research module (HS859). Additionally we aim
to enable you to explore the wide range of on line learning methods and resources so that you can embed evidence based practice into your professional development.
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
1. Explain, critically appraise and evaluate principles of evidenced based health care practice for your professional discipline, and evaluate the impact of using evidence to support practice.
2. Utilise appropriate research tools, strategies and frameworks to define and refine practice based questions, to systematically search for and retrieve relevant peer reviewed articles and grey literature.
3. Critique, adapt and apply a range of research methods, governance strategies and ethical practices to the appraisal of quality and content of research output, papers and reports within your own professional discipline.
4. Synthesise a body of evidence: integrating an assessment of quality with an appraisal of findings; drawing detailed, nuanced, well considered conclusions; and applying research findings to specific contextual issues for evidence based practice within your own professional discipline.
5. Present work in a professional manner, competently expressed and edited and using language appropriate to the professional discipline and required ethical standards. Use appropriate citation and referencing protocols ensuring that evidence presented is proportionate to claims made.
This is an inter-professional module involving 5 disciplines:
Adult Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Speech & Language Therapy
On-line learning with supporting tutorials and seminars
- David L. Sackett et al. (1996) 'Evidence Based Medicine: What It Is And What It Isn't: It's About Integrating Individual Clinical Expertise And The Best External Evidence', in BMJ: British Medical Journal. vol. 312 (7023) , pp.71-72
- Walker, Jan; Almond, Palo. (2010) Interpreting statistical findings: a guide for health professionals and students, Maidenhead: Open University Press.
- Greenhalgh, Trisha. (©2019) How to read a paper: the basics of evidence-based medicine and healthcare, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Bryman, Alan. (2016) Social research methods, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Aveyard, Helen; Sharp, Pam. (©2017) A beginner's guide to evidence-based practice in health and social care, London: Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education.
- Rebar, Cherie R.; Gersch, Carolyn J.; Macnee, Carol L. (2015) Understanding research for evidence-based practice, Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
- Cochrane | Trusted evidence. Informed decisions. Better health., http://www.cochrane.org/
- Aveyard, Helen. (2019) Doing a literature review in health and social care: a practical guide, London: Open University Press.
- Greenhalgh, Trisha; Howick, Jeremy; Maskrey, Neal. (2014-06-13) 'Evidence based medicine: a movement in crisis?', in BMJ. vol. 348 (jun13 4) , pp.g3725-g3725
- Hart, Chris. (©2018) Doing a literature review: releasing the research imagination, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
- Aveyard, Helen; Sharp, Pam; Woolliams, Mary. (2015) A beginner's guide to critical thinking and writing in health and social care, Maidenhead: Open University Press.
- Pope, Catherine; Mays, Nicholas; Popay, Jennie. (2007) Synthesizing qualitative and quantitative health evidence: a guide to methods, Maidenhead: Open University Press, McGraw Hill Education.
- Scott, Ian; Mazhindu, Debbie. (2014) Statistics for healthcare professionals, Los Angeles: SAGE.
- Robson, Colin; McCartan, Kieran. (2016) Real world research: a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- PRISMA, http://www.prisma-statement.org/statement.htm
- Polgar, Stephen; Thomas, Shane A. (2013) Introduction to research in the health sciences, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
SLT 3,000 Word Workbook (Summative) |
|
100% |
| Coursework |
Msc Periodontology & Advanced Periodontology |
|
|
| Coursework |
SOUTHEND Workbook - Adult Nursing |
|
100% |
| Coursework |
Colchester - Adult Nursing 3,000 Word Workbook (Summative) |
|
100% |
| Coursework |
Colchester - Mental Health Nursing 3,000 Word Workbook (Summative) |
|
100% |
| Coursework |
SOUTHEND - Workbook Mental health nursing |
|
100% |
| Coursework |
OT 3,000 Word Workbook (Summative) |
|
100% |
| Coursework |
SLT 3,000 word workbook resubmission |
|
|
| Coursework |
SOUTHEND Workbook - MSc Adult Nursing and MSc Mental Health - RESUBMISSION |
|
|
| Coursework |
Colchester - Resubmission Adult Nursing 3000 Word Workbook |
|
|
| Coursework |
Colchester - Resubmission Mental Health Nursing 3000 Word Workbook |
|
|
| Coursework |
OT Resubmission 3000 Word workbook |
|
|
| Coursework |
Colchester - Adult Nursing Third Attempt Workbook |
|
|
| Coursework |
Colchester - Mental Health Third Attempt Workbook |
|
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| Coursework |
SOUTHEND Workbook - 2nd resubmission |
|
100% |
| Coursework |
Colchester - Adult Nursing Workbook Fourth Submission |
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Additional coursework information
On-line multiple-choice questionnaire which must be completed successfully before submission of the summative workbook.
Course Work:
Single summative assessment by 3000 word workbook (100%)
Exam Period and Duration:
N/A
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Susan Stallabrass, email: spstal@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Winifred Eboh, Sarah Lee, Julie Austin, Adrian Mallows and Dr Phil Cannell
Cerys Somers/Hannah Duncan
ipladmin@essex.ac.uk - 01206 874496
No
No
No
Mrs Julia Mary Terry
Swansea University
Associate Professor
Dr Philip Charles Clissett
University of Nottingham
Assistant Professor in Adult Nursing
Dr Lynsey Parrott
Plymouth Marjon University
Senior lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 48 hours, 38 (79.2%) hours available to students:
10 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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