SYLLABUS of the MODULE (SUBJECT)

General Information

Module title: Basics of EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) 22/23
Module type	Obligatory
Faculty PMU	Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Major	Medicine
Level of study	long-cycle (S2J)
Mode of study	full-time studies
Year of studies, semester	Year V, semester X
ECTS credits (incl. semester breakdown)	0,5
Type/s of training	e-learning
Form of assessment	☐graded assessment: ☐descriptive ☒test ☐practical ☐oral ☐non-graded assessment ☐final examination ☐descriptive ☐test ☐practical ☐oral
Head of the Department/ Clinic, Unit	Dr hab. n.med. Tomasz Olszowski: tomasz.olszowski@pum.edu.pl
Tutor responsible for the module	Prof. dr hab. n. med Artur Mierzecki
Department’s/ Clinic’s/ Unit’s website	https://www.pum.edu.pl/uniwersytet/dydaktyka_i_leczenie/kliniki_katedry_zaklady_i_pracownie/wmis/zakad_higieny_i_epidemiologii/
Language	English

Detailed information

Module objectives	The student critically evaluates medical literature. He knows the concept of "knowledge and practice based on scientific evidence" (evidence based medicine); principles and formulation of research hypotheses in epidemiology.
Prerequisite /essential requirements	Knowledge	1. knows the methods of identification and examination of risk factors, advantages and disadvantages of various types of epidemiological studies; knows the measures of association used in difeerent types of studies and cause-and-effect relationship
Skills	1.explains the differences between prospective and retrospective, randomized and case-control studies, case reports and experimental studies and ranks them according to the reliability and quality of the scientific evidence
Competences	1. shows the habit of self-education

Description of the learning outcomes for the subject /module
No. of learning outcome	Student, who has passed the (subject) knows /is able to /can:	SYMBOL (referring the standards)	Method of verification of learning outcomes*
W01	basics of evidence-based medicine.	D.W23	ET
U01	analyzing analyze medical literature critically, including the English one, and drawing conclusions	D.U17	ET
K01	perceive and recognize own limitations as well to perform self-assessment of deficits and educational needs	K5

Table presenting LEARNING OUTCOMES in relation to the form of classes
No. of learning outcome	Learning outcomes	Type of training
Lecture	Seminar	Practical classes	Clinical classes	Simulations	E-learning	Other…
W01	D.W23	X
U01	D.U17	X
K01	K5	X
Table presenting TEACHING PROGRAMME
No. of a teaching programme	Teaching programme	No. of hours	References to learning outcomes
Summer semester
E-learning
TK01	Evidence-based medicine. Clinical question	1	W01,U01, K01
TK02	Critical evaluation of the results of epidemiological studies in clinical practice. Types of errors in epidemiological studies	1	W01,U01, K01
TK03	Systematic review and meta-analysis	1	W01,U01, K01
TK04	Economic analyzes in health care	1	W01,U01, K01
TK05	Clinical practice guidelines	1	W01,U01, K01

Booklist
Obligatory literature:
1. Sharon E. Straus, Glasziou Paul, W. Scott Richardson, Haynes, R. Brian. Evidence-Based Medicine, Elsevier Books, 2018

Student’s workload
Form of student’s activity (in-class participation; activeness, produce a report, etc.)	Student’s workload [h]
Tutor
Contact hours with the tutor
Time spent on preparation to seminars/ practical classess
Time spent on reading recommended literature	10
Time spent on writing report/making project
Time spent on preparing to colloqium/ entry test	5
Time spent on preparing to exam
Other …..	5
Student’s workload in total	20
ECTS credits for the subject (in total)	0,5
Remarks

* Selected examples of methods of assessment:

EP – written examination

EU – oral examination

ET – test examination

EPR – practical examination

K – colloqium

R – report

S – practical skills assessment

RZĆ – practical classes report, incl. discussion on results

O – student’s active participation and attitude assessment

SL – lab report

SP – case study

PS - assessment of student’s ability to work independently

W – entry test

PM – multimedial presentation

other…

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