Feb 21 & 22 19:00 – 21:00 optional Walk-in hours: individual coaching and support Feb 23rd (Saturday) 13:00 – 17:00 6 Workshop 120 min Reflection on learning outcomes, questions, presentation of 1st assignment (mini-CAT) 7 Workshop 120 min Your CAT: question formulation and search strategy - 8 E-learning 120 min A introduction to science - 9 E-learning 180 min Appraise: evidence from the scientific literature Feb 28 & Ma 1 19:00 – 21:00 optional Walk-in individual coaching and support March 2nd (Saturday) 13:00 – 17:00 10 Workshop 120 min Reflection on learning outcomes, questions, presentation of the 1st stage of your CAT 11 Workshop 120 min Individual research on your CAT (study selection and critical appraisal) - optional E-learning 80 min Aggregate: weigh and pull together the evidence - optional E-learning 80 min Incorporate the evidence into practice Mar 14 & 15 19:00 – 21:00 optional Walk-in individual coaching and support Mar 16th (Saturday) 13:00 – 17:00 12 Presentation 180 min Presentation of your draft CAT 13 Evaluation 60 min Integrating the outcome of a CAT into the decision-making process, evaluation of the course. To be determined 14 Post course session: individual coaching and support Detailed Course Overview Session 1: E-Learning: decision-making, the basic principles Description What is evidence-based decision-making? What counts as evidence? Why do we need evidence-based practice? What sources of evidence should be taken into account? Why focus on ‘the best available’ evidence? Common misconceptions of evidence-based decision-making. Instruction 1 Before you start the online module, please think about your answers to the following questions:
NYU’s Calendar Policy on Religious Holidays states that members of any religious group may, without penalty, absent themselves from classes when required in compliance with their religious obligations. Please notify me in advance of religious holidays that might coincide with exams to schedule mutually acceptable alternatives. CAT Assessment Form Criteria A B C D E The background states clearly the rationale for the CAT and explains why the question being asked is important. The background fails to state the rationale for the CAT and does not explain why the question being asked is important. Extremely clear, focused and in principle answerable CAT question and CAT objective. Extremely unclear, unfocused and in principle unanswerable CAT question and CAT objective. Framework such as PICOC used to focus the CAT question. No framework such as PICOC used to focus the CAT question Clear and explicit criteria appropriate to the CAT question used to systematically include studies. No clear and explicit criteria appropriate to the CAT question used to systematically include studies. The search strategy is systematic and reproducible: searched information sources are listed, search terms are provided, and results are reported The search strategy is not systematic and not reproducible: searched information sources are not listed, search terms are not provided, and results are not reported The key features (year of publication, population, sample size, study design, main findings, effect sizes, limitations, level of trustworthiness) of all studies included are provided. The key features (year of publication, population, sample size, study design, main findings, effect sizes, limitations, level of trustworthiness) of all studies included are not provided. The methodological appropriateness and quality of each study is correctly assessed using predetermined criteria. The methodological appropriateness of each is not assessed using predetermined quality criteria. A clear overview with the main findings, including their level of trustworthiness is provided. No clear overview with the main findings, including their level of trustworthiness is provided. Conclusions accurately reflect what is known and not known in relation to the CAT question. Conclusions do not accurately reflect what is known and not known in relation to the CAT question. All limitations are explicitly described and discussed how they possibly impacted the CAT’s findings Not all limitations are explicitly described, fail to discuss how they possibly impact the CAT’s findings