Short course: Clinical Guidelines

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​Clinical Guidelines are important in healthcare. Guidelines aim to facilitate standardised patient management, cost-effectiveness and auditing of practice patterns and resource usage.

Course participants will gain an understanding of guideline development, contextualization and implementation. Taught by national and international experts in the field, the course includes both theoretical components and learning of practical skills. Practical skills include guideline appraisal using the AGREE II tool, and formulating clinical recommendations based on evidence.

This course embraces a holistic approach to clinical guidelines related issues which are relevant to national and international contexts. Clinicians, researchers and health care policy makers will benefit from this course.

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Closing date of applications: 13 June 2014

The course is accredited for 30 CPD points in level 1

For details on how to apply send an email to mclinepi@sun.ac.za or phone 021 938 9157.
Please contact Prof Taryn Young (tyoung@sun.ac.za) if you have any enquiries.

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Visibly Featured: SU Main; Medicine and Health Sciences

Published Date: 5/27/2014

Visibly Featured Approved: Medicine and Health Sciences;

GUID Original Article: C57C446B-14D5-4D39-A781-483531CD98F9

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Opsomming: Kliniese riglyne is belangrik in gesondheidsorg. Die doelwit van kliniese riglyne is om gestandardiseerde pasiëntbestuur, koste effektiwiteit asook die oudit van praktykpatrone en die gebruik van hulpbronne te fasiliteer.

Summary: Clinical Guidelines are important in healthcare. Guidelines aim to facilitate standardised patient management, cost-effectiveness and auditing of practice patterns and resource usage.