Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice Workshop

This introductory workshop provides the essential tools to integrate EBP into daily clinical decision-making. Participants will learn how to formulate clinical questions, critically appraise literature, and apply findings to improve patient outcomes. The Foundations of EBP Workshop includes live sessions as well as some pre-work. Following completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Explain how EBP plays an integral role in hospitals and health care systems.
  • Examine the differences between EBP, Quality Improvement (QI), EBQI, and Research.
  • Identify the seven steps of the EBP process.
  • Apply the elements of a PICO(T) question as a tool to search for a body of evidence to answer a clinical question.
  • Develop basic search strategies to conduct a systematic search.
  • Distinguish between sources of evidence and how to utilize bibliographic databases.
  • Differentiate research designs of quantitative and qualitative studies.
  • Discover the process for critically appraising a body of evidence.
  • Construct evidence-based recommendations using evaluation and synthesis tables.

Structure and Content of Foundations of EBP Workshop

In Person

Virtual

EBP steps 0-2 – cultivating a culture of inquiry, identifying the problem, and searching the literature

Day 1

Days 1 & 2

EBP step 3, part 1 – guiding participants through critical appraisal of the evidence, including distinguishing between quantitative and qualitative research designs and its correlating levels of evidence

Day 2

Days 3 & 4

EBP step 3, part 2 – evaluating the 3 criteria for assessing the quality of the evidence, in addition to the use of evaluation and synthesis tables

Day 3

Days 5 & 6

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Upon program completion, participants will be eligible for up to 16.75 contact hours – provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12980. In person and virtual programs offer the same number of contact hours. Please review the Leadership Institute's cancellation and refund policy.