1 Phar 6782: Practice-based Problem Solving with Evidence-based Methods II: Applications Course Syllabus - Fall 2017 0.8 Credit Syllabus subject to revision as circumstance warrants. Students will be apprised of such revisions. Meeting Times & Locations Day Time Duluth Room Twin Cities Room Thursdays; Class will not meet all weeks. See moodle site for details 9:05 am – 9:55 am 1-5:30 pm Nov 17, 2017 (TC and D); 8- 12:30 (TC sessions; D has lab conflict); 1- 5:30 (TC and D sessions). Students will be required to attend 1 session during which they will be assigned to present. (Multiple Rooms on Conf Day) (Multiple Rooms on Conf Day) Course Instructional Team Course Directors: Jeannine Conway, PharmD, BCPS Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of Professional Education and Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology 5110B Weaver-Densford Hall Phone: 612-625-2999 Email: [email protected]Office Hours: Please email Dr. Conway to schedule an appointment. Grant Anderson, PhD Associate Professor, Department Chair for Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences 225 Life Science Phone: 218-726-6007 Email: [email protected]Office hours: Please email Dr. Anderson to schedule an appointment. Administrative Support: Kayla Pavelka Phone: 612-624-3247 Email: [email protected]Teaching Assistants:
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Phar 6782: Practice-based Problem Solving with
Evidence-based Methods II: Applications Course Syllabus - Fall 2017
0.8 Credit
Syllabus subject to revision as circumstance warrants. Students will be apprised of such revisions.
Meeting Times & Locations
Day Time Duluth Room Twin Cities Room
Thursdays; Class will not meet all weeks.
See moodle site for details
9:05 am – 9:55 am
1-5:30 pm Nov 17, 2017 (TC and D); 8- 12:30 (TC sessions; D has lab conflict); 1- 5:30 (TC and D sessions). Students will be required to attend 1 session during which they will be assigned to present.
(Multiple
Rooms on Conf
Day)
(Multiple Rooms on
Conf Day)
Course Instructional Team
Course Directors:
Jeannine Conway, PharmD, BCPS Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of Professional Education and Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology 5110B Weaver-Densford Hall Phone: 612-625-2999 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Please email Dr. Conway to schedule an appointment.
Grant Anderson, PhD Associate Professor, Department Chair for Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences 225 Life Science Phone: 218-726-6007 Email: [email protected] Office hours: Please email Dr. Anderson to schedule an appointment.
Major responsibilities of the TAs include managing Moodle (entering grades, ensuring papers/presentations
are submitted), and helping with logistics of the Conference Sessions.
Overview of the course
Course content:
This is a 0.8 credit (36 hour) course (face to face and online) in which third year Pharm.D. students practice
skills necessary to provide peer review and prepare written and verbal presentations of inquiries/investigations
to peers. This is the second part of the course series entitled “Practice-based Problem Solving with Evidence-
based Methods” (PPS). In this course (PPS II), students will continue their work in PPS I and write a brief paper
and respond to faculty reviews of the paper. This course will culminate with Conference Sessions where the
students will present their work for an audience of peers, industry and clinical experts, and faculty. The
Conference Sessions will occur toward the end of the Applications of PPS in November ( Nov 17 and 20 2017)
and will consist of several sessions running in parallel tracks. Student presentations will be limited to 10
minutes to present with 2 minutes for questions. Each session will be moderated by a faculty member.
Prerequisites
This course builds on the Evidence-based Medicine material from:
PHAR 6700: Becoming a Pharmacist
PHAR 6704: Foundations of Social & Administrative Pharmacy (SAPh)
PHAR 6706: Foundations of Pharmaceutical Care
PHAR 6742: Practice-based Problem Solving with Evidence-based Methods I-Foundations
Depending upon the nature of the project ultimately selected by the student, the student may apply the statistics skills they developed in:
PHAR 6704- Foundations of Social & Administrative Pharmacy (SAPh), and/or the drug or patient care- related knowledge they obtained in their pharmacy courses prior to this course.
Finally, students will apply writing skills - including punctuation and grammar - that they learned in their pre- pharmacy and earlier pharmacy courses, and apply the skills they learned in these earlier courses to organize a scholarly or scientific paper.
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Sequence Workflow (including both PPS I and PPS II)
Notes:
1. Students who have an established research relationship with a faculty member may choose to complete their
research paper under the mentorship of that faculty member - if that faculty member agrees. Student and
faculty mentor will sign a contract to confirm this commitment.
2. All COP faculty (as defined by HR classifications and Department Chairs) will be assigned to evaluate and
provide feedback on course deliverables: the Draft and Final Paper submissions, and presentations.
3. Presentations of the final paper will take place in the format of a scientific conference with parallel tracks.
Faculty will be requested and responsible for moderating scientific sessions.
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Sequence of Courses and Timelines
PD 2 Spring PD2 Summer PD3 Fall
Foundations PHAR 6742 (PPS I)
Student does additional background
work and develops research topic
Applications PHAR 6782 (PPS II)
> Students learn to identify background information in an area of interest and to gain experience/expertise necessary to develop a research question.
> Students complete a prewriting assignment that helps them formulate their question
>Students learn about different types of research including experimental, survey, database, and systems analysis approaches.
> Students practice will learn about the IRB – learn about levels of review, exemption categories, required training and elements required for review.
> Students learn how to design methods for a systematic literature review. Students will practice writing and introduction and methods.
> Students will be assigned faculty advisors and their current intro and methods will be emailed to their faculty. Further communication between the student and faculty either via email or meeting can/should occur if needed
> Students continue to work on gathering evidence to answer their questions and formulate their results and discussion.
> Students perform further literature review as needed and organize the paper, citing references, using tables and scientific writing style.
> Students meet in class for the overview of the course and the format/requirements of the final paper (Aug 31, 2017).
> Students polish and complete the paper based on author instructions.
> Students submit draft paper to the course moodle site AND email their faculty advisor directly for review and written comments by 11:55 pm Sept 22, 2017.
> Students receive feedback from faculty advisors by Oct 13, 2017.
> Students revise paper and submit final paper for faculty evaluation prior to 11:55 PM Nov 1, 2017. This is uploaded to moodle AND emailed directly to their faculty advisor.
> Students develop a 10-minute presentation (+ 2 min Q/A) based on their paper. Email the draft presentation to faculty for optional review by 11:55 PM on Nov 6, 2017
> Students post the Final Presentation into
moodle prior to 11:55 PM on Nov 13, 2017
> Students present research paper (12 min total; 10 min Talk + 2 min Q/A) to classmates, faculty, and clinical and industry attendees during the Conference Days (Nov 17 afternoon, Nov 20 am and pm sessions will be schedule opposite of lab registration and electives will be provided alternate delivery options for those days).
>Final paper evaluations are due from faculty by Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
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Course Format
Advising Component of Applications of Research Skills: All students will receive formal feedback and assessment
from COP faculty that participate in this course as advisors. Students are encouraged to seek feedback and advice
related to content of their work from faculty experts. Students can pursue this feedback independently.
Online Component: You will see several items listed on the Moodle course site for the online component of this course,
e.g. icons to upload assignments. Resources, such as tutorials and presentations, will be posted on Moodle to
help students write their paper and prepare their presentation.
“Out of Class” weeks: The student is expected to adhere to necessary deadlines for posting projects and assignments.
Faculty advisors: COP faculty will serve as advisors to provide feedback and evaluation on student deliverables in the
sequence (Draft Paper, Final Paper and Presentation). The faculty serving in this course will be appointed by the
Department Chairs of the 5 COP departments: PCHS, ECP, Pharmaceutics, Med Chem, and PPPS and will comprise a
group of approximately 100 faculty members.
There are 3 major deliverables in this course:
a 10-15 page draft paper (see Appendix A for instructions) - due by Sept 22, 2017; a
10-15 page final paper (see Appendix B for instructions) - due by Nov 1, 2017;
a 12 minute presentation (10 min Talk + 2 min Q/A) - delivered at the Conference Days on Nov 17 and Nov 20,
2017 (not to be confused with the Research Day which takes place in FebruaryorMarch);
The faculty will be responsible for the following activities with respect to these deliverables:
review a draft of the paper and provide written feedback to the students; you may meet with the student if needed
either in person or via web conferencing
evaluate the revised (final) version
moderate a parallel session during the Conference Day.
Responsibilities of Student
Attend face-to-face classes and follow
instructionsSubmit assignments by deadlines
Actively participate in peer review/discussion sessions
Be pro-active in outside of class activities especially between in class
sessionsActively seek feedback on their work within and outside of COP
OWN their projects
Contact the Course Director for any questions or problems.
Computer/Technology Requirements
The University of Minnesota computer requirements are listed here:
http://www1.umn.edu/moodle/start/technical.html
Students are required to bring laptop computers or electronic tablets to class each day to conduct Internet
searches of course-related topics as required during class.
For in-class days, students are required to bring a device to class that is capable of interacting with the
classroom’s audience response system.
Course Objectives
These objectives are linked to the College’s Competency Domains: Link to full competency domain document.
1. Explain how PPS can help pharmacists improve patient care.
2. Identify a problem in clinical or scientific practice, formulate a well-constructed question that will frame/guide
investigations and determine the methods to respond to or investigate that question.
11:55 PM Receive feedback emailed directly from faculty
Contact Conway if feedback not received by due
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date.
Wednesday Nov 1, 2017
11:55 PM Submit final paper for faculty evaluation
Email faculty directly AND upload to moodle for tracking
45 45%
Monday Nov 6,
2017
11:55 PM Post PowerPoint presentation draft
Email to faculty for optional feedback
Monday Nov 13,
2017
11:55PM Post final PowerPoint presentation
Moodle site 5 (all or none if on time) Must be
uploaded to moodle
5%
Friday Nov
17, 2017
1-5:30 pm Conference session 1 (D and TC): present research paper (12 min total10 min Talk 2 min Q/A) to classmates, faculty, and clinical and industrial attendees
Rooms as assigned on the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses-see moodle for assignments
25 25%
Monday Nov
20, 2017
8-12:30 am AND
1-5:30 Conference session 2 (TC sessions) and 3 (TC and Duluth sessions). Students to be scheduled around their lab half day and electives will be adjusted.
Dec 4-9, 2017 Class evaluation Online 1 1%
Total Points 100 100%
Graded Assessments
Paper: Students draft, revise and submit a brief written paper describing the problem, question, methods used to address
the question, and results and conclusions of their inquiry/investigation. Papers will be reviewed for clarity, scholarly rigor
and utility of the document to those with the question (e.g. pharmacy and therapeutics committee, scientists). If your faculty
advisor refers you to the writing center, you are required to reach out to them http://writing.umn.edu/. They serve students
from either campus.
Presentation: Students draft, revise and present a short session on their work at Conference session, responding to
questions. Presentations will be evaluated by faculty and peers on variables including clarify of question and methods,
relevance and validity of findings and ability to respond to questions.
Peer Review: Students will provide review on the presentations.
Detailed Course Outline & Schedule*
Class Agenda/Topics Competency/
Learning Objective
Activities / Assignments / Assessments Total esti- mated hours
Format Specifications: Times 12-point font, single-
spaced, 1” margin, super-scripts and subscripts used
appropriately, pages numbered consecutively, page
numbers centered on the bottom of each page, no
spelling or punctuation errors, and abbreviations
appropriately defined. The complete paper packet
should be compiled as PDF and contain the following
sections/pages in the correct order: Cover Letter, Title
Page, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results,
Discussion and Conclusions, Acknowledgements
(optional), References, and Figures. The main body of
the paper should be a total of 2000-2500 words/4-5
pages, which includes the Introduction, Methods,
Results, and Discussion and Conclusion(s).
Figure(s)/Table(s) may be included or excluded in the
word/page count.
Accept
Or
Revise
1. The Title Page should include the title, author names,
course number, date of submission, and copyright
permission/release (if necessary).
Accept
Or
Revise
2. The Abstract is an executive summary of the
paper and it should be ONE paragraph, < 250
words, which should contain a brief statement of
the rationale/objective(s) of the paper, the methods
used, and a summary of results andconclusions. There should be no references in the abstract.
Accept
Or
Revise
3. The Introduction should include the following
elements: Background and significance of the topic,
rationale of the literature review, and the
objective(s) of the paper. The “Specific Aims” page
in PPS I should help complete this section. Note that
the Introduction should not contain the numbered
Aims but rather paraphrase them into a statement
of project objectives. This statement typically goes at the very end of the Introduction.
Accept
Or
Revise
4. The Methods section should be completed as
instructed in PPS I. Briefly, it should include the
following elements: Literature sources used, search
terms/criteria and selection criteria used, and how the
selected articles were reviewed/evaluated to ensure quality of evidence.
Accept
Or
Revise
5. The Results section should include the following
Accept
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elements: Proper presentation of the findings/data in a
clear, logical and organized manner, including a "Study
Selection Flow Diagram" (Figure 1) to show the process
and result of the selected articles and a table (Table 1)
listing all reviewed articles with their key data elements
and major findings selected for abstraction (as
described in the Methods) and assessment of the quality of evidence using the criteria stated in the Methods.
Or
Revise
6. The Discussion and Conclusions section should
include the following elements: Concise summary of
data/results, focus on synthesis of significant findings as
they relate to answering the study questions and
objectives stated in the Introduction, a research-based
data-driven conclusion, implications for pharmacy
practice (if any), strengths and limitations of the
research/studies reviewed, and opportunities for
further research.
Accept
Or
Revise
7. The Acknowledgement (optional) is used to
acknowledge any assistance received from any person
or organization for the paper.
Accept
Or
Revise
8. The Reference section may follow the format of
MEDLINE®/PubMed® (example shown below); other
styles may be used. Reference style must be consistent
throughout the paper.
Accept
Or
Revise
Examples of MEDLINE®/PubMed® reference style: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html
Journal article
Freedman SB, Adler M, Seshadri R, Powell EC. Oral ondansetron for gastroenteritis in a pediatric emergency department.
N Engl J Med. 2006 Apr 20;354(16):1698-705.
Entire book
Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
A chapter of a book
Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW,
editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93-113.
Note: For other type of reference materials, see Citing Medicine: the NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine
9. Points to consider when evaluating
Figure(s)/Table(s): Only one figure/table per page,
tables and figures are sufficient size, all values have
appropriate units, figures/tables are computer-
generated if possible (i.e. not hand-drawn), the legend
for each figure or table appears on the same page as the figure or table.