PHAR 603 Evidence Based Practice I

The course provides students with a foundation in the fundamentals principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM and the systematic approaches to drug information and literature evaluation.)  It will introduce students to the steps in practicing EBM and systematic approaches to responding to medication and health information questions.  Students will be familiar with commonly used drug information resources that are available both in print and electronically.  Furthermore, students will learn how to critique published clinical studies, including methods to evaluate quality and methodology of the study, journal quality, identification of potential conflicts of interest for the study's authors and investigators, study eligibility critical, and informed consents.  Also, students will learn how to evaluate the appropriateness of statistical analyses and the statistical inferences used to draw study conclusions.