Abstract
This presentation introduced healthcare professionals to the PICO principle and the critical skills required for providing accurate and effective drug information. By breaking down clinical questions into four components — Patient, Intervention, Comparator, and Outcome — the PICO framework enables evidence-based practice and enhances the quality of healthcare decision-making. The session also highlights the evolution of evidence-based medicine. Participants learnt essential competencies, including critical thinking, literature evaluation, and communication strategies, which are fundamental for delivering reliable drug information. The lecture emphasised the importance of formulating structured clinical queries and accessing high-quality sources to support clinical decisions. Designed for pharmacists, clinicians, and healthcare students, this course equips attendees with practical tools to integrate evidence into practice, improve patient outcomes, and promote the responsible use of medications in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2016 |
Keywords
- PICO principle in healthcare
- PICO
- Evidence based
- Evidence based medicine
- EBM
- Evidence based practice
- How to formulate clinical questions
- Evidence-based medicine skills
- Drug information services
- Pharmacist drug information skills
- Medicine Information
- Clinical question framework
- Patient intervention comparator outcome
- Literature evaluation skills
- Literature review
- Drug information training
- Healthcare evidence-based practice
- Clinical decision-making tools
- Drug information specialist
- PICO model healthcare
- Skills for drug information pharmacists
- How to search drug information
- Critical thinking in pharmacy
- Evidence-based pharmacy practice
- History of evidence-based medicine
- Effective drug information delivery
- Clinical pharmacy education