PPS 940 - EVIDENCE BASE FOR PHARMACY PRACTICE

College of Pharmacy

Credits: 4

A discussion of the evidence base for pharmacy practice including sources of drug information, drug study design, applied data analysis, and biostatistics in the interpretation and critical analysis of biomedical literature with the purpose of developing evidence based care recommendations for a given patient or patient population. The course is implemented using a variety of educational methods including lectures, structured reading of biomedical literature, and practice in developing protocols to address various health-related research questions. Course includes community service experiences.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: PPS 930.