Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5MED 321Evidence Based Medicine24+21+02427.03.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program School of Medicine (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Category of Course Unit Clinical Medicine and Proffesional Skills (CMPS) Program Courses
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course aims;
Research in Health: Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
-Critical Appraisal of Medical Literature-
To create a learning opportunity for students to gain necessary knowledge and skills about basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-Based Practice in medicine, concerning the effective use of medical literature for the diagnosis and the treatment of their patients.
Advanced Communication Skills:
• To enable students to effectively manage difficult situations and sensitive issues during medical interviews using appropriate communication skills
Course Content Theoretical and practical sessions, peer discussions, experiential learning, case studies and group presentations, simulated patient encounters
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Pınar Topsever
Associate Prof. Dr. Figen Demir
Name of Lecturers Lecturer
Phd. Dilek Kitapçıoğlu
Prof. Dr. Pınar Topsever
Instructor Dr. Demet Dinç
Instructor Dr. Åžirin Parkan
Associate Prof. Dr. Levent Altıntaş
Associate Prof. Dr. Melike Åžahiner
Prof. Dr. Işıl Pakiş
Prof. Figen Demir
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Gordis Epidemiology, 6th Edition: by David D Celentano, ScD, MHS and Moyses Szklo, MD, Elsevier, 2018
Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM, 2nd Edition: By David L. Sackett, Sharon E. Straus, W. Scott Richardson, William Rosenberg, and R. Brian Haynes, Churchill Livingstone, 2000
Course Notes Written examination, case analyses, assignments.

Course Category
Health %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Final Exam of Biomedical Subject Committee I 1 % 50
Final Exam of Biomedical Subject Committee II 1 % 50
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 1 45 45
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 1 40 40
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Practice 2 21 42
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 130

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 define Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
2 identify EBP searching strategies
3 define the hierarchy of evidence according to study type
4 identify key questions that help evaluate the validity of the results of a study
5 account key questions used in clinical trails and acquire skills for critically appraising the experimental studies
6 account key questions used in studies of harm and acquire skills for critically appraising the observational studies
7 define validity (sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values) and reliability
8 define confounding factors, and random error
9 define and name the types of bias
10 interpret study findings, p value and confidence interval Critically evaluate research methodologies and findings
11 define "difficult patient encounter"
12 name the steps of the process of breaking bad news
13 be aware of the function of communication skills for the management of “difficult patient encounters"
14 be aware of the function of non-verbal communication and active listening skills for managing sensitive issues in medical interviews
15 define and demonstrate communication skills necessary for managing patients in specific clinical contexts (e.g. Initiating behaviour change).
16 define the circle of behaviour change
17 discuss and name methods and communication skills necessary to induce change of risky health behaviour (e.g. brief intervention, motivational interviewing)
18 value the importance of a patient-centered approach for managing difficult patient encounters

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Research in Health: Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
2 Advanced Communication Skills

 
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  Additive Level: 1: Very Low 2: Low 3: Medium 4: High 5: Very High