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C-I-S: Physician Assistants

EBM1-PA Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine (PA001-EBM1)


Description
This module introduces the basic concepts and practices of evidence-based medicine and relates it to concepts to everyday life. It explores the role of probability in medicine, the information hierarchy, and the difference between patient-oriented and disease-oriented evidence.
Content
  • Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Objectives
  • A Fun Test
  • Test Your Knowledge Introduction
  • Test your knowledge Noah: How Many Antelopes on the Ark
  • The Role of Evidence in Decision Making
  • The Need for Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Not All Research Results Can be Trusted
  • Properly Identified Evidence is Stable over Time
  • EBM and The Hierarchy of Medical Information
  • What is Evidence-Based Medicine
  • EBM Values Some Types of Information Over Other Types of Information
  • The Hierarchy of Evidence
  • "Truth" is a Probability, Not An Absolute, in Medicine
  • The "Trust Me" and Inductive Approaches to Finding the Truth in Medicine
  • The Evidence-Based Medicine Approach to Finding the Truth
  • Patient oriented and disease oriented outcomes
  • Not All Types of Medical Information Are Equally Helpful
  • Some Information is Better Than Others
  • Not All Information in Medicine is Relevant
  • Contrasting Disease-Oriented and Patient-Oriented Evidence
  • DOE vs POE: Diabetes
  • DOE vs POE: Antioxidants
  • DOE vs POE: Varenicline
  • DOE vs POE: Arrhythmias
  • Wrap up
  • Live Reflections: Dave and Allen Unplugged: Evidence, evidence, evidence
  • Wrap-Up and A Moment for Reflection
  • Assessment
  • Assessment EBM1
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
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