Evidence and Informed Decision making
Critically appraise a scientific publication for its strengths and weaknesses and
its relevance to the health management research question
Identify the possible impact of all other factors that are to be taken into
consideration when seeking to implement evidence into health
management practice
Understand the meaning of knowledge and evidence and how this relates to
the ‘accepted’ knowledge base and to one’s own decision making
Identify the role of the level of evidence managers required according to
the different types of decisions that managers make
Introduce the approaches to communicating evidence-based
medicine/science with your staff and patient populations
