Module NAC-2001:
Evidence informed practice
Evidence informed practice (Interprofessional 2) 2024-25
NAC-2001
2024-25
School of Health Sciences
Module - Semester 1 & 2
30 credits
Module Organiser:
Tom Graham
Overview
• Accountability and professionalism
• Health agendas, legislation, policy and economic context – critical appraisal and inter-professional adaptation.
• Promoting health and preventing ill health
• Decision making – professional autonomy and valuing inter-professional and personal autonomy. Shared decision-making.
• Understanding the concept of evidence, the hierarchy of evidence and application to practice. Sources of research expertise – academia and practice. Applying theory into practice.
• Leading and managing care and working in teams. Learning how to use evidence to lead and coordinating care. Using the evidence base to develop practice and team working.
• Improving safety and quality of care Identification of evidence and critical analysis of evidence informed practice.
• .Evidence informed quality improvement.
• Inter-professional dynamics and their relation to person centred care. Constructive cooperation and managing conflict in teams.
• Continuous learning through reflective practice
Learning Outcomes
- Appraise the nature and use of evidence within your own professional practice
- Demonstrate an understanding of evidence informed practice
- Examine partnership working in health and social care
- Examine professional knowledge in relation to inter-professional working
Assessment method
Essay
Assessment type
Crynodol
Description
Evidence appraisal
Weighting
100%
Due date
09/12/2024
Assessment method
Other
Assessment type
Ffurfiannol
Description
Group presentation
Weighting
0%
Due date
05/11/2024