Principles of evidence - based Medicine
| Title | Μεθοδολογία της έρευνας στην Τεκμηριωμένη Ιατρική / Principles of evidence - based Medicine |
| Code | ΤΙΜΚΝΑ003 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Eleni Bekiari |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021897 |
Programme of Study: PMS Kardionefrometavoliká Nosīmata: Ī Sýndesī tīs Tekmīriōménīs Iatrikīs me tīn Iatrikī Akriveías
Registered students: 44
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 10 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600260173
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600260173
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=16987
- Other: https://carmmedi.med.auth.gr/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
• understand and use basic terms of clinical epidemiology (incidence, prevalence, hazard ratio, odds ratio, mean difference)
• be able to transform clinical cases into well-formulated research questions
• devise strategies for searching primary and secondary data in bibliographic databases
• understand the main types of studies (observational studies including time point, cohort and patient control studies but also interventional studies including randomized clinical trials)
• know the steps required for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature for a clinical question
• be able to evaluate studies of diagnostic accuracy and become familiar with the corresponding measures (sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value, likelihood ratios)
• to make an overall critical assessment of the data (critical appraisal) and check the level of documentation of the medical recommendations (level of evidence)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
• Formulation of a clinical question & examples
• Types of studies
• Literature search & practice in PubMed
• Observation studies & CASP (critical appraisal skills program)
• Randomized clinical trials & CASP
• Measures of diagnostic accuracy
• Systematic reviews & meta-analyses, guidelines for the presentation of research results (EQUATOR)
• CASP systematic review & meta-analysis
Keywords
clinical question, observational studies, clinical trials, review, meta-analysis, CASP
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Using PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx, .pdf files) Producing slide and commentary files (voice-over) (.mp4 files) Providing / accessing multimedia material (articles, websites, videos) (e-learning) Communicating via onlinefora ( e-learning)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 6 | ||||
| Written assigments | 6 | ||||
| Exams | 1 | ||||
| Total | 39 |
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation of the course is carried out either by a written exam at the end of the semester through the e-learning platform, or by a written individual work on the subject of the course which is also delivered at the end of the semester. The choice of examination method is defined by the course coordinator.
During the written exam, the overall score is reduced to a percentage, taking into account that all questions are of equal value.
In the written exam, the overall mark is converted to a percentage, and the work is assessed on the examinee's ability to:
- Present basic introductory information (20%)
- Use appropriate language and terminology (20%)
- Present appropriate research sources (20%)
- Draws conclusions from the literature review (20%)
- Follow an appropriate structure in the text (20%)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1.Οι διαφάνειες των διαλέξεών (σε ppt ή pdf), καθώς και οι βεντεοσκοπήσεις των διαλέξεων του μαθήματος, που αναρτώνται στο e-learning .
2. Sharon E. Straus και συν. Τεκμηριωμένη Ιατρική, Τρίτη Έκδοση, Ροτόντα, 2010.
3. Guyatt et al. Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3rd ed. American Medical Association, 2015.
4.Glasziou PP, Del Mar C, Salisbury J. Evidence-Based Practice workbook, 2nd edition, Blackwell Publishing, 2003.
Last Update
09-01-2025
