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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Sara González Millán

Trimester: First term

Credits: 3

Teaching staff: 

A hard tackle from Raquel Sebio to García
Vanesa Rodriguez Salés 

Teaching languages

  • English

Skills

Basic skills

  • B5_F That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

     

Specific skills

  • E15_F Participate in the development of physiotherapy care protocols based on scientific evidence, encouraging professional activities that stimulate research in physiotherapy

     

  • E17_F Understand the importance of updating the knowledge, skills and abilities and attitudes that make up the professional competencies of the physiotherapist

     

Transversal competences

  • T1_F Acquire the ability to communicate in a foreign language and work in an international context

     

  • T2_F Demonstrate ability to organize and plan

     

Description

The World Confederation of Physiotherapy (ER-WCPT) defines Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (FBE) as “a commitment to use the greatest scientific evidence available in the clinical decision-making about the care of an individual and that integrates the in turn, both the knowledge acquired during professional practice and that obtained through systematic research in a given field.

This concept, derived in turn from Evidence-Based Medicine, aims to integrate within the usual clinical practice of physiotherapists the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired through professional experience with current scientific evidence in relation to the techniques and therapies used in physiotherapy and the preferences and specific characteristics of each patient with the ultimate goal of providing our patients / subjects with the best possible care.

Throughout this course we will delve into the concept and meaning of FBE with an emphasis especially on its more scientific aspect, trying to integrate it into clinical reasoning and decision making in physiotherapy through critical reading of studies of current research and the debate and exchange of experiences and opinions.

Learning outcomes

  • Acquires evidence-based physiotherapy criteria, critical analysis of knowledge
  • Acquires and masters English applied to the health and physical activity sciences.
  • Understand the importance of reasoning based on scientific evidence. Justification of the interventions based on the evidence that supports them.
  • Analyze the results of published evidence. It determines their degree of validity and applicability in the environment in which they must develop their intervention.
  • It applies the evidence-based medicine method to the various fields of the health sciences and physical activity. Search in scientific databases, critical analysis of studies, drawing conclusions for their clinical applicability.
  • It incorporates the communication and dissemination of results as part of the therapeutic intervention process. 
  • It incorporates English as a language for learning and disseminating scientific knowledge. Use in inter-professional communication.  

Working methodology

Activity

 Hours

Master class

 25

Work in group

 8

Group tutoring

 1,5

Individual work

 3

Personal study

 37,5

Total

 75

Contents

Topic 1: Evidence-based Physiotherapy

  • Concept: what, how and why
  • Contextualization. History of evidence-based medicine
  • The clinical question as a starting point

Topic 2: What do we consider evidence?

  • Types of scientific publications
  • Levels of scientific evidence

Topic 3: Where do we find the scientific evidence?

  • Formal sources: databases
  • Informal sources: websites, social networks and other elements of scientific dissemination

Topic 4: How do you know if the evidence is reliable?

  • Critical analysis: aspects to consider
  • Critical analysis of a scientific article
  • How to measure the reliability and validity of interventions, diagnostic tests and outcomes
    • PEDro scale
    • JADAD scale
    • Newcastle-Ottawa Scale

Topic 5: Practical application of evidence-based physiotherapy

  • Meaning of evidence: from statistical significance to clinical significance
  • How to implement scientific evidence within clinical practice
  • Barriers and facilitators for implementation

Learning activities

  • Master classes: theoretical classes with the help of multimedia support and interactive platforms, aimed at the exhibition of contents and work of the bibliography
  • Seminars: sessions aimed at debating and clarifying doubts, debate-discussion and the presentation of houses
  • Autonomous work: Read recommended texts, articles, exercises, etc. Self-learning (moodle activities). Personal study

Evaluation system

This subject will be evaluated as follows:

Evaluation activity

Weighting

 Theoretical exam

50%

 Seminar activities

20%

 Individual work

30%

The individual work will consist of the reading and critical analysis of a scientific article and the elaboration of one abstract in poster / infographic format.

Evaluation activity in recovery period

Weighting

 Recovery exam

50%

To pass the subject it is necessary to obtain one rating of 5/10 in the theoretical examination. Continuous assessment activities (seminars and individual work) are NOT recoverable.

According to current regulations, only those students who have obtained a grade of suspense to the theoretical examination during the ordinary period.

REFERENCES

Basic

Robert Herbert Gro Jamtvedt Judy Mead Kåre Birger Hagen; Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (2nd edition). Elsevier 2005

Straus SE., Richardson WS, Glasziou P, Haynes RB. Evidence-based medicine. How to practice and teach the MBA (3rd edition). Elsevier 2006

Complementary

https://ebm-tools.knowledgetranslation.net/syllabi/physiotherapy-practice