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Evidence-Based Medicine in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

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Course Features

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Duration

6 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Intermediate

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Effort

2 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This course will teach you how to use the principles of evidence-based medicine in your practice. The course will cover the basics of power, p-values and statistical tests commonly found in medical literature. You will discover how to interpret number-needed-to-treat, number-needed-to-harm and noninferiority studies through medical literature examples. Learn how to interpret clinical practice guidelines, and the pros and cons.

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International Faculty

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Post Course Interactions

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Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Apply pharmacokinetic concepts in order to determine an individualized dosage regimen for a specific patient

Assess clinical findings with number needed to treat (NNT) and number needed to harm (NNH)

Calculate clinical pharmacokinetics, including factors that affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and binding of drugs, into the process of monitoring

Evaluating and adjusting dosing regimens in a patient care setting

Explore the pros and cons of clinical practice guidelines and the appropriate application of guidelines in clinical practice

Target Students

This course is for professionals or students looking to build their clinical pharmacokinetic knowledge

You might be an undergraduate pharmacy student, a postgraduate pharmacy student or a pharmacist in clinical practice

Course Instructors

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Mary Ferrill

Instructor

Director of Gregory Centerfor Medical Missions, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Palm Beach Atlantic University Visiting Professor, Taipei Medical University
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Shawn Chen

Instructor

Professor and Associate Dean College of Pharmacy Taipei Medical University
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