ATT 520 Clinical Inquiry I

This course is the first of a four-course sequence that incorporates elements of patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, health informatics, and patient care planning into a clinical reasoning framework for athletic training practice. Selected aspects of research design, epidemiology, and public health will also be discussed. Using patient cases, students will learn about information search and retrieval strategies, selection of articles/information based on applicability, and critical appraisal and interpretation skills with special emphasis on diagnostic utility studies, clinical practice guidelines, and systematic reviews. 1 lecture hour and 1 laboratory hour per week.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Admission to the MSAT program and permission of the program director.