Rehabilitation Sciences 4212A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Systems Theory, Big Data, Kinematics
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Evidence based practice (ebp: the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient. / establish protocol / determine n: phase 3 trials, determine efficacy (fda requires 2 +ive multi-centre trials for approval, randomized, controlled (rct, phase 4 (post-approval) trials, effectiveness (does it work in clinical practice i. e. , real-world variability) Limitation with edp approach: the system (i. e. , steps 1 and 2) just described , really focuses only on best research evidence, so many people equate ebp with research evidence only. 2012: only , read introduction, skim table 1, and , add info from table 2 (key components included in this lecture) Looks at traditional research and takes the concepts and applies them to real practiced settings. Instead of an expeirment that takes one little piece: practice-based evidence strives to , find out what practices lead to the best outcomes, trying to find which practice is associated with the best outcomes.