Overview
This unit will introduce you to the principles of evidence-based practice (EBP) and develop your key skills for conducting EBP within clinical settings as an Allied Health Professional. You will be introduced to models of EBP that can be used to guide clinical decision making at an individual patient level and also at a service delivery level, and be required to identify the impacts of EBP on current practice across a variety of fields. During this unit you will gain experience in developing clinically answerable questions, performing information searches, undertaking critical appraisal and synthesising information.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2022
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from 'Have your Say' Student Satisfaction Survey
The interactive activities between the lectures were of great benefit as they helped to solidify knowledge and understanding of a concept prior to moving onto the next concept.
It is recommended that the eFIL activities continue to be provided for students as a means of supporting their learning.
Feedback from 'Have your Say' Student Satisfaction Survey
The assessment tasks were interesting and relevant as they directly relate to skills that are required in the 'real world' as health professionals.
It is recommended that the assessment tasks remain the same as they directly related to 'real world' skills that students will require as health professionals.
Feedback from ALLH12006 Moodle Discussion Forum
Since technical issues can be introduced into eFIL activities with Moodle updates, it is recommended that these activities undergo continual testing to ensure they are working prior to the start of term.
These errors/bugs occurred after scheduled Moodle updates. As such, It is recommended that the eFIL activities undergo continual testing to ensure they are working without any issues/bugs prior to students accessing them.
Feedback from 'My Experience'
This unit was delivered in a fun and engaging manner, despite the heavy theoretical focus.
It is recommended that content continue to be delivered in a fun and engaging manner to encourage student engagement and learning.
- Formulate a clinical research question using the PICO (Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome) format
- Plan, carry out and evaluate information searches to address specific clinical questions
- Critically appraise and evaluate the quality of original research within health professions using established critical appraisal tools
- Present a synthesised evaluation of a clinical topic using information acquired from multiple sources
- Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental evidence-based practice concepts.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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| 1 - Presentation - 40% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
| 3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Zoom (both microphone and webcam capability)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.j.hayman@cqu.edu.au
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Online Content Quiz 2 Due: Week 12 Friday (3 June 2022) 9:00 am AEST
The impact of Evidence-Based Practice on patient care Due: Week 12 Friday (3 June 2022) 9:00 am AEST
1 Written Assessment
For this task, you are required to:
- Develop an answerable research question that is consistent with the PICO format
- Carry out a systematic information search, using at least three (3) electronic academic databases, available through the CQUniversity Library
- Search, review and refine your articles using the PRISMA search template
- Critically appraise one journal article reporting a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT), using the appropriate CASP tool
- Provide a direct working link to the RCT that you critically appraise on the front page of your assessment task
Please refer to the ALLH12006 Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals Moodle page for additional information, including a detailed task description.
Week 7 Friday (29 Apr 2022) 9:00 am AEST
Week 9 Friday (13 May 2022)
NOTE: If your assessment is not submitted in accordance with the due date, grades and feedback will be returned two weeks after submission date.
For this task, you will be graded against the following criteria:
- PICO Question - Identification of PICO elements, development of research question
- Search Strategy - Selection of academic databases and search strategy
- Systematic Information Search - PRISMA flow diagram
- Section A of CASP - All elements of Section A (Are the results of the trial valid) of the CASP tool
- Section B of CASP - All elements of Section B (What are the results) of the CASP tool
- Section C of CASP - All elements of Section C (Will the results help locally) of the CASP tool
- Formatting and Layout - In accordance with task sheet instructions
- Academic Writing - Formal, objective clear and concise language
IMPORTANT: It is a requirement of this assessment task that you provide a PFD copy of the Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) that you critically appraised as a part of your assessment submission. Without this document, your assessment cannot be graded, thus a fail mark will be award as you have not met the requirements of this task. It is your responsibility to ensure you include this information within your assessment prior to completing your assessment submission.
This assessment task has a minimum pass mark of 50%. Thus, you must pass this assessment task to be eligible to pass the unit.
Please refer to the ALLH12006 Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals Moodle page for additional information, including a detailed criteria sheet.
- Formulate a clinical research question using the PICO (Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome) format
- Plan, carry out and evaluate information searches to address specific clinical questions
- Critically appraise and evaluate the quality of original research within health professions using established critical appraisal tools
- Present a synthesised evaluation of a clinical topic using information acquired from multiple sources
2 Presentation
- Select an allied health research topic of interest (it can be the same allied health topic you used for your PICO assessment task)
- Investigate how a treatment / diagnosis / prognosis / patient care approach has changed based on EBP, and the impact it has had on the quality of patient care
- Present a 6-8 minute pre-recorded Zoom presentation, using audio, visual and a PowerPoint presentation
Please refer to the ALLH12006 Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals Moodle page for additional information, including a detailed task description.
Week 12 Friday (3 June 2022) 9:00 am AEST
Exam Week Friday (17 June 2022)
NOTE: If your assessment is not submitted in accordance with the due date, grades and feedback will be returned two weeks after submission date
For this task, you will be graded against the following criteria:
- Summarise the background of the condition or issue
- Discuss the history of the treatment / diagnosis / prognosis / patient care approach
- Detail the changes to the treatment / diagnosis / prognosis / patient care approach based on EBP (or the failure to apply EBP) and highlight the research that has informed these changes
- Argue the benefits and risks of the current treatment / diagnosis / prognosis / patient care approach
- Make recommendations for future research required to inform the current treatment / diagnosis / prognosis / patient care approach
- Use appropriate referencing throughout presentation
- Ensure PowerPoint formatting is consistent
- Use a variety of presentation skills to engage the audience
This assessment task has a minimum pass mark of 50%. Thus, you must pass this assessment task to be eligible to pass the unit.
Please refer to the ALLH12006 Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals Moodle page for additional information, including a detailed criteria sheet.
- Formulate a clinical research question using the PICO (Population-Intervention-Comparison-Outcome) format
- Plan, carry out and evaluate information searches to address specific clinical questions
- Critically appraise and evaluate the quality of original research within health professions using established critical appraisal tools
- Present a synthesised evaluation of a clinical topic using information acquired from multiple sources
3 Online Quiz(zes)
For this task, you are required to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of important content delivered throughout the term by completing two online content quizzes in the allocated timeframes, as detailed below:
1. Quiz 1: This quiz will assess content covered during weeks 1 - 5:
- OPEN: Friday Week 4 (1 April @ 9:00am AEST 2022)
- CLOSES: Friday Week 6 (22 April @ 9:00am AEST 2022)
2. Quiz 2: This quiz will assess content covered during weeks 6 - 11:
- OPEN: Friday Week 10 (20 May @ 9:00am AEST 2022)
- CLOSES: Friday Week 12 (3 June @ 9:00am AEST 2022)
You should engage with ALL learning materials and resources, readily available via the ALLH12006 Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals Moodle page.
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Please refer to the Task Description section above.
You will receive an immediate mark upon the competition of each quiz. Further insight (e.g., which specific questions you got correct and/or incorrect) will be available once the quiz is closed for all students.
Students are required to answer 40 multiple choice or true/false questions per quiz, and will be allocated 60 minutes to complete each quiz.
This assessment task has a combined (cumulative score from Quiz 1 and Quiz 2) minimum pass mark of 50%. Thus, you must pass this assessment task to be eligible to pass the unit.
Please refer to the ALLH12006 Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals Moodle page for additional information.
- Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental evidence-based practice concepts.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
