University  of Colorado Hospital
Evidence-Based Practice Boot Camp: Mission Possible

This course is designed for registered nurses and other healthcare providers to review principles of evidence-based practice (EBP) and engage participants in critical elements of the process of implementing EBP changes in their work environment. The course will provide and expand on foundational concepts of EBP as a framework for improving practice and patient outcomes.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. Identify three resources that can be used to build an EBP infrastructure.

2. Identify strategies for incorporating evidence into practice.

3. Describe how to synthesize evidence and apply to policy and procedures.

4. Discuss how EBP improves patient outcomes.

5. Use PubMed as a search engine.

6. Describe how to access other nursing resources available at the Health Sciences website.

7. Perform basic subject, author, journal searches.

Registration Deadline: November 27, 2009

AGENDA

7:30 - 8:00
Registration

8:00 - 8:30
Introduction & Overview: Why am I here?

8:30 - 8:45
EBP: What's it all about?

8:45 - 9:15
EBP Models: Who's got the map?

9:15 - 9:45
Journal Club: Reading, writing, and sharing the map

9:45 - 10:00
Break

10:00 - 10:15
Synthesis: Putting it all together

10:15 - 10:30
Policy & Procedure: Putting it into practice

10:30 - 11:00
Outcomes: Raising the bar

11:00 - 11:30
Enlisting: Committing to EBP

11:30 - 12:30
Lunch (on your own)

12:30 - 1:30
Finding the Answers: Searching for the evidence

1:30 - 1:45
Break

1:45 - 3:45
Database search session with individualized assistance

3:45 - 4:00
Evaluation

Continuing Nursing Education Credit: 6.5 continuing nursing contact hours have been applied for.

Payment Terms – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Payment is due upon registration.  Registrations will not be accepted without payment.  Walk-in registrations may be accepted if the class is not full and will require an additional $10 charge for materials.

*Online registration has been temporarily suspended***

To register with a credit card or pay via check, please click here to download a registration form.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:

Your tuition minus an $10.00 processing will be refunded if notified in writing 7 days prior to the course. There will be no tuition refunds granted after this date for non-attendance.

University of Colorado Hospital reserves the right to cancel an offering at any time. Should this happen, a full refund will be made. Tuition cannot be transferred to another course.

Parking Information:

Parking at the Anschutz Medical Campus is limited or by permit only. Parking for this activity is available in Cheyenne Wells parking lot, located on East 17th Place North of the Leprino Building . Hourly parking rates apply with a $5.00 all day parking maximum. Cash/Coin/Credit Card accepted. Handicapped visitor parking is available in the Cheyenne Wells parking lot.

Parking Map

University of Colorado Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center ’s Commission on Accreditation.