Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine at Point of Care: Part 1
Activity
PC Session
This session will explore issues related to how we incorporate various pieces of information (i.e. from research, from patients) to make medical decisions.

Curriculum Block

Part 2 / Professional Competencies 2 / Week 1
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Objectives

General Objectives

Assessments

PC Interim Student Assessment

Tags

Basic Sciences
Epidemiology
CanMEDS Roles
Critically evaluate information and its sources, and apply this appropriately to practice decisions; Engage in stewardship of health care resources Medical Expert Scholar
Curriculum Block
Part 2 Professional Competencies 2 Week 1
Curriculum Week
Part 2 Week 1
Discipline
Clinical epidemiology
General MCC Objectives
Clinical Judgement And Decision-Making
MCC Presentations
Assessing and Measuring Health Status at the Population Level
McMaster Professional Competency
Medical Decision Making
McMaster Program Competencies
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment 1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making 2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare 2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations 2.6 Understand the process of the dissemination, application, and translation of new health knowledges and practices. 3.6 Locate, appraise, and incorporate evidence from research related to patients’ health problems and the provision of healthcare 3.8 Obtain and use information about individual patients and their caregivers, populations of patients, or communities with which patients identify to improve care 3.9 Continually identify, analyze, and implement new knowledge, guidelines, standards, technologies, products, or services that have been demonstrated to improve outcomes 4.2 Participate in the education of patients, families, students, trainees, peers and other health professionals 6.2 Identify aspects of the healthcare system that serve as barriers and enablers of providing healthcare to and optimizing the health of patients and the population 6.3 Advocate for quality patient care and optimal patient care systems that support patient- and population-centred care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable 6.7 Incorporate cost, risk-benefit analysis and resource stewardship in patient and/or population-based care.
MeSH
Medical Informatics [L01.700] Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210] Clinical Decision-Making [E01.055] Clinical Trials as Topic [E05.318.760.535] Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic [E05.318.760.535.365] Decision Making [F02.463.785.373] Decision Making, Shared [F02.463.785.810.250] Decision Support Systems, Clinical [L01.700.508.300.190] Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic [E05.318.760] Epidemiology [H02.403.720.500] Evidence-Based Medicine [H02.249.750] Narration [E05.318.308.502] Study Characteristics [V03]
Professional Competency
Yes

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