Part 2: Evidence-Based Practice
There are two parts to this: First part A: Find recently (last 5 years) published evidence-based research studies for the chosen drug and chosen indication AND Second part B: a clinical practice guideline for your chosen medication discussing its evidence-supported use by a recognized clinical practice body that is relevant to your specialty. For part A: Write a brief summary of the research study/studies including the summary of the study (number of patients studied, sites included, indications, dosages, and any important monitoring or education related to the condition it is used to treat, which other drug they compared it to), and then summarize the conclusions of the research trial/study. Does the evidence from this research trial say that this drug is safe for use for this condition compared to other treatments? For part B: Then discuss the clinical practice guideline (CPG) you have chosen to use for this drug/condition. Discussion should include level of treatment ( is it first line, second line, or alternative treatment based on the CPG guidelines), level of evidence (level A, B, C or D) and any considerations for use based on the clinical practice guidelines. The clinical practice guideline should come from a well-recognized clinical source such as the CDC, American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM(, American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Association (AAIA), American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), American Psychological Association (APA), etc. Sites that are not accepted for drug information or practice guidelines: the FDA, Medscape, eMedicine, Medline Plus, Healthline, Google, UptoDate, etc., as these are NOT clinical practice bodies. Research trials tell us the drug is safe to use, clinical practice guidelines tell us how and when to use the drug for a specific condition. Sources for part A need to be peer-reviewed academic sites or recent medical/nursing journals for your supporting references and sources for part B need to be a large clinical practice body for your clinical practice guideline. A recently published drug book is acceptable for one of your sources for drug information in part one of the presentation.Format
- A minimum of three (3) references are required.
- APA 7th edition professional format required for citations and references for all information including visuals
- References must be less than five years old for research studies and drug book or textbooks
- Clinical practice guidelines may be more than 5 years old as they are often not updated as often
- Images and videos must not be copyrighted and must be cited if used (for open access images)
- May use PowerPoint, or Kaltura, or other presentation software that is easily viewable and does not require special download by faculty
- Voice over presentation required for full credit. 25 points will be taken off before grading for failure to include voice over presentation.
- Include both your slides as a separate submission plus the presentation submission (you will have two submissions)
- Present as if you were presenting to a panel of faculty (medical terminology is OK)
- Less text on slides, use bullet points and then speak about the other important information in your presentation. Don't just read us your slides.
- This presentation should be no more than 10–15 minutes in length. Presentations longer than 16 minutes may be subject to penalty in grading.
- 25 points will automatically be deducted for failure to include voice over with the presentation. 15 points will be deducted for failure to include your separate slides in addition to your voice over presentation. Grading of content will then begin from there.
