MZKKP0411s Clinical practice guidelines and quality management

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Mgr. Radim Líčeník, Ph.D., FESO (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Friessová (assistant)
Mgr. Bc. Alena Langaufová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Andrea Pokorná, Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Alena Langaufová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Health Sciences – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Fri 16. 2. 9:00–13:10 F01B1/519, 14:00–18:10 F01B1/519
Prerequisites
Attendance at lectures and seminars of the Principles for Clinical Practice Guidelines I and II.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) and guidelines for public health are an important part of the entire health care process. One of the important goals of CPG is ensuring and measuring the quality of health care. CPGs are thus an important tool for improving quality and providing safe health care. Standards of quality of care and protocols, which are currently widely used in the Czech Republic, should be based on high-quality CPGs produced preferably at the national level.

CPGs has many goals and functions:
• helping doctors and patients to make decisions
• dissemination of best clinical practice based on systematically evaluated evidence
• measuring and ensuring the quality of health care
• reducing disproportionate and unnecessary health care
• reducing unjustified differences between healthcare providers
• improving communication levels
• promoting ethical practice
• education of individuals and groups
• information resource for health care management
• reducing the risk of legal liability
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this course, the student will:
- know the basic concepts and methods of creating CPG
- be able to explain the contribution of the population approach to the study of health and illness
- know the basic principles of implementation and evaluation
Syllabus
  • • General information about the course
  • • Overview of basic concepts and definitions related to the creation of CPG
  • • Overview of methods of creating CPG
  • • Basic principles of implementation and evaluation
  • • Economic aspects of CPG
  • • Principles of clinical audit
Literature
    required literature
  • LÍČENÍK, Radim. Klinické doporučené postupy : obecné zásady, principy tvorby a adaptace. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2009, 117 s. ISBN 9788024422657. info
    recommended literature
  • LÍČENÍK, Radim. Klinické doporučené postupy I. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3983-9.
  • LÍČENÍK, R., KURFÜRST, P., IVANOVÁ, K. AGREE II: Nástroj pro hodnocení doporučených postupů pro výzkum a evaluaci. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 2013. ISBN 978-80-244-3836-8
Teaching methods
Lectures. Studying all mandatory publication
Assessment methods
REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN THE CREDIT:

1. 100 % attendance to seminars/practices during the semester.

2. Absences will be tolerated just due to medical reasons - Students must provide appropriate documentation or medical excuse. + Students must be aware that even with justified absences (medical explanation), a minimum of 80% attendance is required to obtain the credit. In case a student has more than 20 % justified/unjustified absences, he/she will have to repeat the course in the following school year.

3.Fulfillment of given tasks:
+ In case of unjustified absence (per each one), a 1,500-2,000 word seminar paper and a 5-8 minutes powerpoint presentation on the seminar paper topic will be given. If the seminar paper is rejected due to deficiencies and it is not corrected and submitted again, the student will not fulfill with the subject’s requirements, and he/she will not get the credit (See Absence and latecomer policy, Academic misconduct, plagiarism detection and unethical issues).

4. Active participation during the seminars / practices / lectures.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10.
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