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72056 - Methodology of Research and Evidence Based Practice (RN)

Academic Year 2021/2022

                
                        Docente:
                        Francesco Cocco
                    
                        Credits:
                        2
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 9079)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Course contents

Evidence-based history of clinical practice, from EBM to EBP.

Definition of Evidence-Based, limits, tools and skills.

Classification of studies from an EBP perspective.

Review of medical statistics.

The research design: The different types of studies (descriptive and analytical observational, RCTs, secondary studies).

Sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy, predictive values of diagnostic tools.

Characteristics of secondary education. Systematic reviews and guidelines.

Use of databases and search engines in the field of bibliographic research, knowledge of Mesh terms and Boolean indicators.

Application of EBP to the degree thesis: Choice of the thesis (compilative / experimental / empirical); Structure and presentation of the thesis.

Scientific contributions: The publication of an article; The oral presentation.

Readings/Bibliography

"Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. La pratica clinico-assistenziale basata su prove di efficacia" di P. Chiari, D. Mosci, E. Naldi e il Centro Studi EBN. Seconda Edizione 2011

Office hours

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