CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE ASSIGNMENT
Assigned guideline
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and
American Thyroid Association Taskforce. Clinical Practice Guidelines for
Hypothyroidism in Adults. Endocrine Practice, 18(6).
Purpose
Clinical guidelines provide recommendations on the diagnosis
and management of certain conditions. Recommendations are based on evidence
from a rigorous systematic review and synthesis of the published medical
literature. Interpreting and learning to apply guidelines into practice is
necessary to develop and enhance diagnostic reasoning skills.
Requirements:
In Week 7, students will summarize the CPG and give a brief,
oral presentation according to the directions and rubric listed below.
In addition to the presentation, a written transcript must
be submitted to the Week 7
Preparing the paper
· The presentation should be developed using the guidelines
listed below.
· All presentations must be in PowerPoint format.
· The written transcript should also be submitted to the
drop-box for the instructor’s reference
· Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling should be
observed in the slides and script.
Category
Points
%
Description
Disease & Background
15
10%
Identify the disease condition and give a brief statement of
incidence and prevalence in the U.S. Discuss the pathophysiology of the disease
and typical clinical presentation seen in patients with the condition.
Publication & Applicability in Primary Care
30
20%
Identify the author, organization or group that developed
the CPG. State the year of the original guideline publication as well as any
subsequent revisions (your reference should be the most recent version).
Discuss the applicability for use of this CPG in the primary care setting.
Key Action statements and Body of Evidence
45
30%
Provide each of the CPG’s “Key Action” or “Guideline
Statements” AND the body of evidence strength for each [If the statement has
applicability to other groups, only discuss the relevant primary care ones].
Application in your Clinical Rotation
45
30%
Using an example of a patient from your clinical rotation
with the same condition, discuss how the diagnosis and treatment of your
patient compared to the recommendations given in the guidelines.
Presentation Quality
15
10%
PowerPoint and Voicethread are used for the presentation.
Slides are well organized and aesthetically pleasing. Student’s narration is
understandable and well-paced. Written transcript provided. References cited on
slides.
Total
150
100%
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements.
Grading Rubric
Criterion
Exceptional
Outstanding or highest level of performance
Exceeds
Very good or high level of performance
Meets
Satisfactory level of performance
Needs Improvement
Poor or failing level of performance
Developing
Unsatisfactory level of performance
Content
Possible Points = 135
Disease & Background
Student identifies the disease condition and gives a brief
statement of incidence and prevalence in the US. The student briefly summarizes
the disease pathophysiology and identifies the typical clinical presentation
seen in a patient with the disease (4 critical elements).
15 Points
13 Points
12 Points
6 Points
0 Points
Student identifies the disease topic.
AND
Student states the incidence and prevalence in the U.S.
AND
Student provides a pathophysiology statement.
AND
Student states the typical clinical presentation seen in a
patient with the disease.
One (1) critical element is missing.
Two (2) critical elements are missing.
Three (3) critical elements are missing.
Four (4) critical elements are missing.
OR
Presentation was not submitted.
Publication & Applicability in Primary Care
Student identifies the author, organization or group that
developed the CPG. Student denotes the year of the original guideline
publication as well as any subsequent revisions (student’s reference should be
the most recent version). The student discusses the applicability for use of
this CPG in the primary care setting (4 critical elements).
30 Points
26 Points
24 Points
12 Points
0 Points
Student correctly identifies the author(s), organization(s),
or group(s) that developed the CPG.
AND
Student states the year of the original CPG guideline.
AND
Student notes all subsequent revisions of the guideline
(with the students version being the most recent).
AND
Student discusses how this CPG is applicable to primary
care.
One (1) critical element is missing.
Two (2) critical elements are missing.
Three (3) critical elements are missing.
Four (4) critical elements are missing.
OR
Presentation was not submitted.
Key Action Statements & Body of Evidence
The student provides each of the CPG’s “Key Action” or
“Guideline Statements” AND the body of evidence strength for each [If the
statement has applicability to other groups, only discuss the relevant primary
care ones (3 critical elements).
45 Points
39 Points
37 Points
18 Points
0 Points
Student presents ALL relevant recommendations.
AND
Student denotes the evidence strength for EACH
recommendation.
AND
Student discusses ONLY the ones applicable to primary care.
All three (3) critical elements are addressed but some
information may be only partially noted.
One (1) critical element is missing.
Two (2) critical elements are missing.
Three (3) critical elements are missing.
OR
Presentation was not submitted.
Application in Clinical
Using an example of a patient from their clinical rotation
with the same condition, the student discusses how the diagnosis and treatment
of their patient compared to the recommendations given in the guidelines.
Specific examples of what was done well or what could have been done better is
noted (3 critical elements).
45 Points
39 Points
37 Points
18 Points
0 Points
The student uses a patient example from their clinical
setting with the same condition.
AND
The student discusses how the diagnosis & treatment of
their patient compared to those recommended in the guideline.
AND
Specific example are given on what was done well or what
could have been done better.
All three (3) critical elements are addressed but some
information may be only partially noted.
One (1) critical element is missing.
Two (2) critical elements are missing.
Three (3) critical elements are missing.
OR
Presentation was not submitted.
Content Subtotal
_____of 135 points
Format
Possible Points = 15 Points
Presentation
The student used PowerPoint and Voicethread. Presentation
was professional in quality. Slides were well organized and aesthetically
pleasing. Student’s narration was understandable and well-paced. References
were noted. Presentation was under 15min in length. Transcript and presentation
posted before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7 deadline (6 critical elements).
15 Points
13 Points
12 Points
6 Points
0 Points
Student uses Power Point and Voicethread which demonstrates
a professional quality.
AND
Student’s slides were well organized.
AND
Student’s narration was understandable and well-paced.
AND
References were noted.
AND
Presentation was <15 minutes.
AND
A written transcript was posted with the presentation before
the deadline.
Two (2) critical elements were missing.
Three (3) critical elements were missing.
Four to five (4-5) critical elements were missing.
Six to seven (6-7) critical elements were missing.
OR
Presentation or written transcript was not submitted before
Wednesday 11:59 p.m. MT of Week 7.
Format Subtotal
_____of 15 points
Total Points
_____of 150 points
