Mastering Evidence-Based Practice: Foundational Strategies

Find answers to health-related research questions with EBP research tools

Stay competitive as a healthcare professional by equipping yourself with career-ready tools to make informed, evidence-based decisions in your professional practices.

On this two-week course from the Universiti of Malaya, you’ll master critical appraisal and evidence-translation techniques, all of which can be directly applied to your research.

Walk away with a refreshed research methodology and greater confidence in your clinical decision-making.

Develop essential skills for evaluating healthcare research

You’ll begin this course by exploring the core principles of evidence-based practice, learning how to formulate precise, answerable research questions using the PICO framework and assessing the reliability of medical studies.

You’ll also examine key concepts such as risk, effect size, and study power to strengthen your ability to critically appraise healthcare research.

Strengthen your ability to translate evidence into practice

Next, you’ll dive into the practical application of research by analysing risk, ratio, and association in medical data.

You’ll discover how to measure study impact, assess statistical power, and differentiate between statistical and clinical significance.

By the end of the course, you’ll have the confidence to integrate evidence into clinical decision-making and improve patient outcomes.

Continue your learning with the experts at the Universiti Malaya

This course is led by Prof. Dr. Rafdzah Binti Ahmad Zaki, a Public Health Medicine Specialist and Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine.

With her research and clinical expertise, you’ll gain valuable insights into evidence-based practice, helping you apply research findings with confidence in real-world settings.

This course is designed for healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and students looking to develop their skills in evidence-based practice.

From guiding patient care and advancing research to shaping policy, you’ll learn to evaluate evidence critically and apply it with confidence in real-world contexts.

Should you like to bolster your research techniques further, continue your learning on the Universiti of Malaya’s online ExpertTrack.

This course is designed for healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and students looking to develop their skills in evidence-based practice.

From guiding patient care and advancing research to shaping policy, you’ll learn to evaluate evidence critically and apply it with confidence in real-world contexts.

Should you like to bolster your research techniques further, continue your learning on the Universiti of Malaya’s online ExpertTrack.

• Understand the concept of Evidence-Based Practice
• Develop an answerable question related to a specific health problem using the PICO framework
• Understand risk, effect size and study power