Evidence Based Practice II

This 9-week course during the second term of the DPT curriculum is the second one in a series of two courses on evidence-based practice. It equips students to apply or translate research evidence to patient care practices and clinical decision-making.

This course is the second in a series of two courses, which prepare students with knowledge and skills to be an evidence-based physical therapist. The two courses are offered in the first two semesters of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. The American Physical Therapy Association recognizes the use of evidence-based practice as central to providing high quality clinical care and decrease unwanted variation in practice. Evidence-based practice is a method of clinical decision-making and practice. It includes the integration of best available scientific research with clinical expertise and a patient’s unique values and circumstances. This course focuses on appraising various types of research evidence that were not covered in the first course of the series. The various types include prognostic studies, systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, studies with alternative designs, and studies of outcome measures.