Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Research, Teaching and Simulation in Urgent Care
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish,
Teaching staff
Coordinator of the subject and responsible for the research part: Dra. Mireia Llauradó
Teaching staff of the research part: Dra. Mireia Llauradó, Dra. Andrea Rodríguez, Dr. Pere Castellví
Introduction
This course includes the bibliographic search methodology in health sciences, critical review of scientific publications, types, and characteristics of scientific studies, design and development of studies, and presentation of scientific papers and communications. In relation to teaching and simulation, the basic methodological aspects are studied to interpret, plan, design, and implement projects for theoretical and practical training in health emergencies and emergencies, specifically including the use of clinical simulation teaching tools and evaluation tools. objective structured clinic (ECOE).
Pre-course requirements
There are no prerequisites for completing this subject.
Objectives
INVESTIGATION:
- Have basic knowledge of research methods.
- Know the ethical aspects of research
- Be able to understand the scientific evidence and make a critical reading
- Be able to search for scientific evidence in existing indexed databases.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CB10 - Students should have the learning skills required to help them continue studying in a way that will allow them to be broadly self-directed and autonomous.
- CB6 - To have a clear understanding of knowledge that provides a base level or opportunity to develop and/or apply ideas in an original way, often within the context of research.
- CB9 - Students should be able to communicate their conclusions in a clear and unambiguous way, as well as the resulting knowledge and reasoning that supports them, so that they can be understood by both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- CE10 - To identify the tools and qualitative and quantitative methods necessary to design and develop a research study in the medical field of urgent and emergency care.
- CG1 - To know how to work in a multidisciplinary team in an independent way, and how to take the initiative to resolve any disputes or problems that arise between different professional perspectives.
- CG4 - To know how to use information and communication technology tools and how to apply them to specific fields of knowledge.
- CG5 - To design research studies that can generate new and suitable knowledge that encourages the development of the discipline, profession or institution.
Learning outcomes of the subject
- Knows the fundamental methodological aspects of scientific research, distinguishes the different types of studies, and knows their fundamental characteristics.
- Properly handles bibliographic search tools and knows how to critically review the results obtained.
- Knows the usual rules for publishing scientific studies and bibliographic citation styles.
- Knows the methodological foundations of teaching and learning processes, the most common teaching resources, and the main evaluation systems applied to train in emergencies and health emergencies.
- Carry out the programming of a training activity appropriately.
Syllabus
Research in Health Sciences
- Methodology of scientific research
- Fundamentals of Design and statistics
- Types of studies. Observational Studies. Experimental studies
- Bibliographic search and analysis
- Scientific publication techniques
- Critical appraisal of evidence
- Understanding of statistical results
- Evidence based practice
Clinical Simulation
- Advanced clinical simulation
- Devices for clinical simulation
- The simulation room
- Planning and organization of simulation training actions
- Evaluation and analysis in simulation
- Practices
Structured Objective Clinical Assessment (ECOE)
- Competences
- Assessment of competences
- Design of an ECOE
- Test committee
- Specifications table
- Case definition
- Wheel of seasons
- Standardized patients
- Evaluators
- Development of the ECOE
- Analysis of results
- Practices
Teaching and learning activities
In person
INVESTIGATION:
The training activities will have the following dynamics:
- Expository class: expository session by the teacher, whose purpose is to transmit introductory knowledge on the subject to stimulate student reflection.
- Autonomous learning: the study of the subject from the indicated bibliography.
- Seminar or group tutoring: discussion of problems and cases.
- Written exercise: individual performance of an exercise prescribed by the teacher
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
The evaluation of the subject will consist of the following sections:
In order to pass the subject, both modules must be approved with a 5 out of 10 points. The global mark corresponds in 70% to the research module and 30% to the simulation module.
INVESTIGATION:
- Assessment activities: The student must have submitted all the assessment activities of the subject.
- Exam: students must pass the exam with a qualification of 5 out of 10 to pass the whole module.
The percentages of each part are:
- Attendance to class: 10%
- Continuous evaluation activities: 50%
- Exam: 40%
Attendance to class is not mandatory. However, students that attend less than 80%, will only be qualified to a maximum of 9 points out of 10 for the whole module.
Bibliography and resources
INVESTIGATION:
- Josep Mª Argimon, Josep Jimenez. Clinical and epidemiological research methods. 4th Ed. Elsevier. 2012
- Mª Teresa Icart Isern, Anna M Pulponia Segura. How to prepare and present a research project, a dissertation, and a thesis. UB editions. 2012
- Josep Jimenez, Josep Mª Argimon, et al. Biomedical scientific publication. How to write and publish a research article. 2nd ed. Elsevier. 2015
- Ann Bowling. Research methods in health. Investigating health and health services. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill. 2014
- Miguel Ángel Martínez González, Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, Estefanía A. Toledo Atucha, Javier Faulin, Fajardo. Friendly biostatistics. 3rd ed. Elsevier. 2014