Use the Tab and Up, Down arrow keys to select menu items.
This course will provide students with an understanding of ways in which evidence is used in health decision making, in health promotion, clinical care and health policy, and the social science tools which underpin much health research.
“HLTH301: Evidence in Health Care” aims to provide an overview of the nature of evidence, including current definitions and its evaluation and use in health care delivery decisions in a variety of settings. This is a 0.25 EFTS course (30 points course). This means you will need to spend 10 hours per week studying HLTH301 this semester (full time study hours per week = 40 hours). As critical appraisal of evidence is a necessary skill for anyone in any health profession, this course will provide you with the needed knowledge and equip you with the much needed skills of critical appraisal of evidence in health care that you can apply in your workplace and real life. This course also brings together knowledge you have gained in epidemiology, health education, and health policy in other courses in the public health major in Bachelor of Health Sciences.
After successful completion of this course, you will be able to:● (LO1) Demonstrate you understand what evidence means in health care and contexts of health and human development● (LO2) how evidence is used to inform health policy framing and decision making in NZ● (LO3) Frame answerable health related research questions● (LO4) Identify sources of health care literature● (LO5) Critically appraise, and synthesise research findings
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
Any 30 points at 200 level from Health Science (HLTH, HLPA and HLED).
Classes are held at Rehua 002 Lectorial on Mondays 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, starting 13th July till 17th August and from 7th September till 12th October 2020. On 14th September 2020, 10:00 - 12:00 PM the literature search class will be at the Library Den hosted by Margaret Paterson. You will learn more about it on the Learn page of the course.For links to the classroom, see http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/maps/home?q=Rehua 002 LectorialYou can also join using Zoom as the sessions will be recorded and be made available over Zoom. Zoom URL:https://canterbury.zoom.us/j/91064675053There will be NO TUTORIAL in this course.The lecture schedule for 2020 is as follows:● 13th July, Introduction and Overview● 20th July, Evidence based health● 27th July, Internal and external validity● 3rd August, Causal Inference● 10th August, Study designs● 17th August, Maori and indigenous health issues● 7th September, Framing a research question● 14th September, Literature search at Library Den (held at Library)● 21st September, Critical Appraisal● 28th September, Grading Evidence● 5th October, Systematic Review● 12th October, Final class and valediction
Arindam Basu
This course will focus on qualitative not quantitative assessment, both with reference to your own work and the works we’re studying. While you will get a final grade, I will put questions and comments that engage your work rather than simply evaluate it. You will also be reflecting carefully on your own work and the work of your peers. The intention here is to help you focus on working in a more organic way, as opposed to working as you think you’re expected to. If this process causes more anxiety than it alleviates, see me or discuss with me at any point to confer about your progress in the course to date. If you are worried about your grade, your best strategy should be to join the discussions, do the reading, and complete the assignments. You should consider this course a “busy-work-free zone.” If an assignment does not feel productive, we can find ways to modify, remix, or repurpose the instructions.
Grading ScaleGrade GPA Value MarksA+ 9 90 – 100A 8 85 – 89.99A- 7 80 – 84.99B+ 6 75 – 79.99B 5 70 – 74.99B- 4 65 – 69.99C+ 3 60 – 64.99C 2 55 – 59.99C- 1 50 – 54.99D 0 40 – 49.99E -1 0 – 39.99A Pass is 50 marks or over
Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll and Tracy Clelland are in charge of liaison with students in the undergraduate health sciences courses as the BHSci programme coordinator in the School of Health Sciences. Your class will appoint a student representative to the liaison committee at the start of the semester. Please feel free to talk to the Academic Liaison or the student rep about any problems or concerns that you might have.
Domestic fee $1,801.00
International fee $8,500.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.
For further information see School of Health Sciences .