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May 04, 2024
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IHS 5520 - Research and Evidence-based Practice in Healthcare
Best practices in healthcare emphasize a strong connection between practice and research. This course provides a cross-disciplinary overview of research-informed practice and practice-informed research for the allied health professions. Includes the role of the health professional as a consumer of research with concern for the ethical considerations in the research process. Basic elements of research design, concepts and statistical tests are covered.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will describe commonly-used statistical concepts and tests appropriate to evaluate typical research problems in healthcare.
- Students will describe different types and classifications of research that are used in health sciences research (e.g., qualitative vs. quantitative).
- Students will describe evidence-based health care as including best scientific evidence, individual clinical expertise, and patient values/expectation.
- Students will describe the ethical responsibilities and dilemmas faced by researchers in selected allied health professions.
- Students will explain research terms and concepts to engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
- Students will explain the basics on how epidemiological research can be used to measure and improve public health.
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