Week 11: Translation and Application of Evidence Imagine approaching this genial group of professionals to discuss a practice change initiative in their health care setting. How do you anticipate they would respond? How many would quickly lose the smile? How many...
Week 10: Components of Evidence-Based Practice: Grading the Evidence What grade would you require of evidence to justify a practice change? Must it be an A or a solid 100? Would B+ or, say, 90, be enough? How would you attach a grading equivalent to the evidence you...
Week 9: Components of Evidence-Based Practice: Appraising the Evidence Is all evidence alike? Is some stronger or weaker or clearer or less clear? In truth, these are rhetorical questions. Everything about your patient experiences in health care confirms that evidence...
Week 8: Components of Evidence-Based Practice: Searching the Evidence Reflect on the thought you apply in evaluating a patient’s symptoms. In some situations the problem and response may be clear and direct. In others, you consider whether you have the information you...
Week 7: Components of Evidence-Based Practice: Asking a Critical Question Think about the experience of meeting a new patient and getting to know the person’s health history or the specific problem to be addressed. How do you find out what you think you need to know?...
You have been chosen to develop a training model for a local company that recently faced a large negative public relations disaster. An example of a negative public relations disaster is Tesla’s unveiling of a “bulletproof” cybertruck, or the Pepsi and...
