4 courses with the subject STAT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
STAT 1010Principles of Evidence-informed Practice2
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of research literacy and evidence-informed practice (EIP). The EIP framework facilitates shared decision-making, advances informed choice, and improves client-centered midwifery care. Also called “evidence-based practice” or “evidence-based care or medicine”, the EIP framework rests in the triad intersection between the best available research with your professional expertise as the midwife alongside the client’s individual values, preferences, needs, and context. Upon completion of this course, students will be equipped with the basic conceptual and practical skills necessary to enact evidence-informed practice frameworks as Midwives of Excellence℠. Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the principles and significance of evidence-informed practice (EIP) in the context of client-centered-care and shared decision-making 2. Identify and (re)evaluate clinical outcomes relevant to midwifery practice 3. Formulate a clinical question using a PICO framework - 45 -
This course introduces students to the principles and applications of epidemiology, focusing on their relevance to midwifery practice. Through critical analysis of epidemiological research and practical case studies, students will explore the determinants of health and disease in populations, with a special emphasis on maternal and child health. The course aims to equip students with the skills to evaluate and apply epidemiological findings and to explore their roles and contributions as midwives. Learning Objectives: 1. Understand epidemiologic measurement of health and disease 2. Characterize patterns of disease occurrence 3. Understand the global burden of disease 4. Evaluate adverse outcomes using the near-miss/adverse event auditing approach 5. Identify and calculate risk, prevalence, and incidence of a disease 6. Identify and describe four commonly used study designs: randomized controlled trial, cohort, case-control, and systematic review 7. Define and identify elements and challenges of research including:research questions, validity, selection, bias, confounding, and ethical considerations 8. Define and calculate basic biostatistics measurements 9. Define and identify basic measures of association 10. Identify screening vs. diagnostic testing and understand the differences and implications of each within the context of clinical decision-making. 11. Analyze data to evaluate screening and diagnostic test 12. Calculate sensitivity and specificity 13. Interpret epidemiologic literature and implement findings 14. Explore the roles and contributions of Midwives in the context of Epidemiology - 46 -
This course will introduce participants to the various approaches and components of qualitative health research inquiries. Students will learn the key principles of qualitative research design, including data collection, analysis, and write-up. The course will survey common approaches to qualitative research and will provide students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in qualitative research methods through a research project related to their area of interest. Specifically, the hands-on project will utilize the grounded theory approach for qualitative inquiries – a mainstay qualitative methodology that guides students from project conception through data collection, analysis, interpretation, and conclusive results writing. Students will learn to identify the kinds of research problems for which qualitative methods are appropriate, and to critique qualitative research in terms of design, technique, analysis, and interpretation. The course will also emphasize concept development and theory building as related to qualitative research inquiries. Course material and related activities focus heavily on qualitative research methods as applied to community health and midwifery models of care. The goal of this course is to provide students the foundational knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to develop high- - 53 -
