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PTY-40092 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

PTY-40092 - Evaluating Healthcare and Evidence Based Practice (P&O)
Coordinator: Claire Stapleton Room: MAC1.15 Tel: +44 1782 7 33808
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

This module forms part of the MSc Prosthetics and Orthotics programme at Keele which is an innovative programme of study which prepares the graduate for clinical practice in changing health and social care settings.
The Evaluating Healthcare and Evidence Based Practice module offers students the opportunity to develop and enhance their knowledge and skills in effectively using research and other forms of evidence to support and underpin their clinical practice as well as recognise frequently used resources and tools used to evaluate healthcare services.

Aims
To introduce the student to the strategies adopted to gather, critique and implement research and other forms of evidence into healthcare practice.
To introduce the student to methods used to evaluate current healthcare practice.
To develop the students understanding of the attributes desired in a valuable team member and receive feedback on their own team working performance.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically compare knowledge and understanding of the methods used to evaluate practice in healthcare.: 1
Select, justify and critically evaluate research designs adopted to address questions related to healthcare¿delivery: 1
Critically evaluate the quality, and identify confounding factors, in different forms of health related evidence: 1
Critically evaluate the efficacy of the translation of knowledge and implementation of evidence into healthcare practice¿: 1
Design effective search strategies to identify best evidence using health related databases: 1
Demonstrate and evaluate the attributes of a valuable team member: 1

Study hours

50 hours of scheduled teaching includes:
- 10 hours of interactive lectures
- 16 hours collaborative team working workshops
- 4 hours of formative assessment and feedback
~ 20 hours of directed study
100 hours of independent study include:
~ 90 hours of independent study
~10 hours of assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Oral Presentation weighted 100%
Oral presentation of a Critically Appraised Topic (CAT)
A 20-minute individual presentation of a Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) related to a clinical or applied question in healthcare. This will incorporate knowledge of, and justification for stages of the CAT - including the search strategy -, critical appraisal of the evidence and formulation of a clinical bottom line (i.e. the answer to the clinical question). The assessment will include an additional 10 minutes of questions related to their CAT, exploration of the students' knowledge related to research design/critical appraisal, and other approaches used to evaluate practice and implement evidence into practice (including barriers). Students will work in small groups (approx 5/6 students per group) to undertake their CAT and produce a presentation. However, the summative assessment is based on an individual oral presentation of this group work. The students ability to work effectively in a team (approx 5 students per group) and thier contribution to the group CAT will be assessed by incorporating a peer review assessment, whereby 50% of the individuals presentation mark will be influenced by the outcome of the peer assessment tool (the peer assessment tool comprises of a set of questions that asks each student to rate each of their team members on a scale from 0 to 5 on specific attributes of an effective team member).

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024