Locate a current, primary care clinical practice guideline for a specific condition.Interpreting and learning to apply guidelines into practice is necessary to develop and enhance diagnostic
reasoning skills.
Guidelines with Scoring Rubric
Purpose
Clinical guidelines provide recommendations on the diagnosis
and management of certain conditions.
Recommendations are based on evidence from a rigorous systematic review
and synthesis of the drafted medical literature. Interpreting and learning to
apply guidelines into practice is necessary to develop and enhance diagnostic
reasoning skills.
Activity Learning Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the
ability to:
1) Locate a
current, primary care clinical practice guideline for a specific condition. (CO
3)
2) Read and
interpret the guidelines for use in practice. (CO 3)
3) Evaluate
the recommendations and apply to patients in the clinical setting as
appropriate. (CO 3)
Due Date:
Students will RANDOMLY be assigned a topic by your
instructor in Week 1. Students will post
a brief PowerPoint summary presentation by Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week
7. This will allow others to view their
peers presentations in order to provide peer evaluations before Sunday. Presentations submitted after Wednesday 11:59
p.m. MT of Week 7 will receive an automatic 0.
Total Points Possible:
150
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Students
will be randomly assigned a disease topic from the instructor in Week 1.
2. Each
student will locate and examine a current CPG for the assigned topic.
3. A copy
(or reference) of the intended CPG should be submitted to the instructor by
Week 3 for approval.
4. In Week
7, students will summarize the CPG and give a brief, oral presentation
according to the directions and rubric listed below.
5. In addition
to the presentation, a written transcript (for the instructor) must be
submitted to the Week 7 assignment box.
6. Students
will share a copy of the CPG along with a link to their presentation.
7. Presentations
and transcripts are due before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7, Presentations
and/or papers submitted after the deadline will receive an automatic 0.
PREPARING THE PAPER
The
presentation should be developed using the guidelines listed below. All presentations must be in PowerPoint
format.
The
PowerPoint file should be uploaded to Voice Thread in order to add the narrated
portion.
The
presentation should be drafted or shared with the class for viewing by
posting a link in the discussion forum along with a copy of the CPG before Wednesday
11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7.
The
written transcript should also be submitted to the drop-box for the
instructors reference before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7.
Correct
grammar, punctuation, and spelling should be observed in the slides and script.
Category Points % Description
Disease & Background 15 10% Identify
the disease condition and give a brief statement of incidence and prevalence in
the U.S. Discuss the pathophysiology of
the disease and typical clinical presentation seen in patients with the
condition.
Publication & Applicability in Primary Care 30 20% Identify the author, organization or
group that developed the CPG. State the year of the original guideline
publication as well as any subsequent revisions (your reference should be the
most recent version). Discuss the applicability for use of this CPG in the
primary care setting.
Key Action statements and Body of Evidence 45 30% Provide each of the CPGs Key Action
or Guideline Statements AND the body of evidence strength for each [If the
statement has applicability to other groups, only discuss the relevant primary
care ones].
Application in your Clinical Rotation 45 30% Using an example of a patient from your
clinical rotation with the same condition, discuss how the diagnosis and
treatment of your patient compared to the recommendations given in the
guidelines.
Presentation Qualitys 15 10% PowerPoint
and Voicethread are used for the presentation.
Slides are well organized and aesthetically pleasing. Students narration is understandable and
well-paced. Written transcript provided.
References cited on slides.
Total 150 100% A
quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
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