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Research: Designing Research for POEMS
(patient oriented evidence that matters)
Roger Smith, Heidi Koester, Katya Hill
Health care professionals depend on the strength and authenticity of published reports to determine the likelihood of positive treatment outcomes for their clients. Many practitioners have limited training in evaluating the strength and validity of published research. This session focuses on the component of external evidence and presents methods of applying external evidence to AAC decision-making based on levels of evidence. The importance of evaluating evidence in terms of POEMS (patient oriented evidence that matters) rather than research for research sake is discussed. Steps applying COPES (client oriented practical evidence search) will be highlighted. The session builds skills for the clinical application of published reports as evidence for AAC service delivery.
Outcomes: On completion of this Session, participants will be able to:
1. Define external evidence in term of levels-of-evidence and research design.
2. Identify the components of research design that support POEMS (patient oriented evidence that matters).
3. Identify the steps for conducting an evidence search on COPES (client oriented practical evidence search)
