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>>EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING IN CHILD HEALTH >>17,18,19 November 2004 >>Institute of Child Health, London >> >> >>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