STAT 2010
STAT 2010: Evidence-Informed Practice for Midwifery
Credits 2
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of research literacy and evidence-informed practice. An evidence-informed practice framework facilitates shared-decision making, advances informed choice, and improves client-centered midwifery care. Also called “evidence-based practice” or“ evidence-based care or medicine”, an evidence-informed practice (EIP) framework rests in the triad intersection between the best available research with your professional expertise as the midwife alongside
the client’s individual values, needs, and context. Upon completion of this course, students will be equipped with the basic conceptual and practical skills necessary to enact evidence-informed practice frameworks as Midwives of Excellence.
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Summarize steps of the evidence-informed practice cycle
2. Describe the history and foundational principles of evidence-informed practice
3. Analyze barriers to EIP integration in midwifery and other integrative health disciplines
4. Explain the importance of EIP for midwifery practice and clinical decision-making
5. Theorize the role of EIP in interprofessional relationships and best practice implementation
6. Summarize techniques for research knowledge translation with clients
7. Explain the role of EIP in shared decision-making and informed consent/choice frameworks
8. Describe common methodologies in qualitative and quantitative research
9. Critically appraise various types of research design in terms of methodological strengths and weaknesses;
10. Identify the strength of evidence pyramid and its use in clinical decision-making
11. Utilize effectively online and local sources for engaging research evidence during clinical care
12. Discuss basic statistical methods
13. Perform a primary search of the literature
14. Formulate a clinical question using a PICO framework
15. Apply research evidence in combination with client values/context and midwifery clinical expertise to
create an informed care plan