Overview

Workshop Description

This is an intensive, introductory, 1 day program. Through discussion and hands-on learning, you'll acquire skills needed to practice evidence-based mental health. We use an active, case-based approach in a comfortable, small-group environment. A hallmark of this workshop is the low student-faculty ratio and the individual attention each participant receives.

Workshop Objectives

At the conclusion of the workshop, you will be able to:

Explain the concept, issues and process of evidence based practice.
Recognize strengths and limitations of a variety of study designs.
Create well-built, answerable clinical questions based on particular patient problems.
Effectively search online resources in order to find the best scientific evidence in the mental health literature.
Critically appraise the internal validity and clinical significance of studies reported in the literature.
Determine if the results of a study are applicable to your individual patient or patient population.
Incorporate evidence-based process into individual patient care and teaching plans.
Create individual patient care and teaching plans using information and rationale that is evidence based.

Target Audience

Psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and other mental health professionals who want to learn the evidence-based process to improve the effectiveness of their clinical practice
Especially useful for resident training directors and individual practitioners converting to evidence-based approaches
Attendance will be limited to 40 participants to maximize individual learning

Accreditation

The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit

The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing - 7.5