Evidence Based Practice In Physiotherapy

Course content:
• Introduction and definitions of critical thinking.
• Components of critical thinking.
• Motivation behind critical thinking.
• Barriers to critical thinking.
• Progression of critical thinking skills.
• How each physiotherapy subgroup (novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient and expert) can interpret data?
• How to use critical thinking in physiotherapy management including assessment tools and methods, planning programs, exercise prescriptions and modifications.
• How to collect and interpret outcome measures (reliability, validity and responsiveness) and how to build program modification and progression upon them.
• Case study.
• Problem solving.
• Clinical reasoning skills needed for physiotherapist.
• Evidence based practice in physiotherapy.
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Clinical decision making process.
• Results of practicing according to experience, authority and anecdotes.
• History of evidence based practice, a call for change.
• Steps to enhance evidence based physiotherapy practice.
• Benefits of evidence based practice.
How did this activity affirm or influence your practice?
• Introduction and definitions of critical thinking.
• Components of critical thinking.
• Motivation behind critical thinking.
• Barriers to critical thinking.
• Progression of critical thinking skills.
• How each physiotherapy subgroup (novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient and expert) can interpret data?
• How to use critical thinking in physiotherapy management including assessment tools and methods, planning programs, exercise prescriptions and modifications.
• How to collect and interpret outcome measures (reliability, validity and responsiveness) and how to build program modification and progression upon them.
• Case study.
• Problem solving.
• Clinical reasoning skills needed for physiotherapist.
• Evidence based practice in physiotherapy.
• Clinical decision making process.
• Results of practicing according to experience, authority and anecdotes.
• History of evidence based practice, a call for change.
• Steps to enhance evidence based physiotherapy practice.
• Benefits of evidence based practice.

After completion of this course, I have understood foundations of critical thinking and have realized its importance in relation to physiotherapy practice. Therefore, I have become more skilled in developing critical thinking strategies that help improving my physiotherapy practice. I have been able to put parts of critical thinking together to develop a sound clinical reasoning. Barriers to critical thinking have been recognized and the ability to overcome them has been
demonstrated.