Κλινική Κοινωνικής Οικογενειακής Ιατρικής - Introduction to evidence-based medicine and clinical decision analysis

Introduction to evidence-based medicine and clinical decision analysis

Syllabus Outline

Course title: Introduction to Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Decision Analysis Website (for UoC members only): https://elearn.uoc.gr/course/view.php?id=707
Faculty in charge: Professor C. Lionis,
Course code: 4.15	Type of course: Elective	Level of course: Elementary
Year of study: Fourth	Semester: Spring	Number of credits (ECTS): 2
Course objectives: • Familiarize students with stages of clinical decision analysis and decision making according to evidence-based approach • Practice students in the 5 stages of evidence – based approach, submission of clinical questions and answering based on existing literature
Prerequisites: As specified in the Faculty of Medicine Bulletin
Course content: • Introducing evidence-based medicine in undergraduate studies throughout Greece: necessity and importance • The five stages of evidence-based practice and defining a clinical question • Systematic literature search in evidence-based medicine (EBM) • Literature appraisal • Clinical guidelines: overview, concepts, definitions, evaluation of quality, methodology • Implementation of EBM in clinical settings
Recommended reading: as posted in the course website
Teaching methods: 1^st lecture in class and then online course
Assessment methods: clinical scenarios to be answered online
Language of instruction: Greek (reading material mostly in English)
Last update: 29/3/2016

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