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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Evidence-Based Practice and Decision-Making

HSC606 · Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals — Week 11 of 16

CourseHSC606
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Evidence-Based Practice and Decision-Making

  1. Research translation into clinical practice
  2. Evidence hierarchies and clinical guidelines
  3. Overcoming barriers to research implementation
  4. Clinical governance and strategic decision-making

What you will be able to do

  • 5.1 Analyse the relationship between research and evidence based practice.
  • 5.3 Analyse the contribution of research and evidence based practice to decision making.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the relationship between research and evidence based practice.

Study materials

Videos

  • Translating clinical guidelines into practice: a focus on long-term conditions (online event) · YouTube · The King's Fund · 65 min · for registered students
  • What do we mean by evidence-based practice? | UK Trauma Council · YouTube · Anna Freud · 6 min · for registered students
  • Carolyn Clancy: Evidence-based decision making in health care · YouTube · Nuffield Trust · 8 min · for registered students
  • Using the NICE Guidelines to inform mental health provision for children in care | UK Trauma Council · YouTube · Anna Freud · 6 min · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: The Role of Research in Health and Social Care
  • Week 2: Research Philosophies and Paradigms
  • Week 3: Methodological Approaches in Healthcare Research
  • Week 4: Research Ethics and Governance
  • Week 5: Developing and Justifying a Research Proposal
  • Week 6: Data Types and Collection Methods
  • Week 7: Data Analysis Techniques
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Data Interpretation and Drawing Conclusions
  • Week 10: Critical Appraisal of Healthcare Research
  • Week 11: Evidence-Based Practice and Decision-Making
  • Week 12: Applying Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals in p…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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