>>EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING IN CHILD HEALTH
>>17,18,19 November 2004
>>Institute of Child Health, London
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>>This 3 day introductory course is designed to help participants develop
>>skills in critical appraisal, and to raise awareness of approaches for
>>incorporating values and preferences in decision-making, and for
>>synthesising evidence.
>>
>>The course is intended for healthcare practitioners, particularly those
>>responsible for developing local practice guidelines within their
>>area. Previous experience in applying evidence-based concepts in
>>practice is an advantage but not essential.
>>
>>Content:
>>The course consists of plenary seminars, small group problem-solving and
>>appraisal sessions using examples in child health, and practical sessions
>>on how to search the scientific literature. The course will include
>>approaches to framing questions, searching for the evidence, principles
>>of research design, elementary statistics and critical appraisal, using a
>>mix of plenary sessions and facilitated small group sessions. We will
>>also cover approaches for applying evidence to individual patients: to
>>trade off the benefits and harms of therapy or diagnosis for a particular
>>patient, practitioners need to integrate evidence from different types of
>>studies with information on the patients values and preferences.
>>
>>We will draw on examples from across child health and contrast decision
>>making form individual and societal points of view.
>>
>>Cost: £470
>>
>>For further details and an application form please contact:
>>Melissa Harden, Administrator, email: [log in to unmask] or tel: 020
>>7905 2606
>>Application forms also available to download from:
>>http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ich/html/academicunits/paed_epid/cebch/events.html
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