S: at ASC one of the main interventions is exercise. Interventions for exercise have very poor evidence behind them. The student is expected to make a presentation in the 4th week from a topic of their choice.
T: my task was to choose a topic and present on that topic. I would have to choose something with evidence based practice behind it to meet that area of the marking schema for my overall APP grade. It would also have to be relevant and interesting or the staff.
A: I decided I would choose the topic of exercise as that is the intervention carried out the most. I then searched on PEDro and PUBMED for relevant articles concerning the topic I had chosen. I found 4 articles that were of relevance to my topic.
R: all 4 articles were relevant and useful. They addressed the effects of exercise in relation with several different types of mental illnesses including dementia and depression. I presented on the evidence in the articles and also critically analysed the articles. The presentation went for 30mins
E: I thought overall the presentation went quite well. However on another note I found that still the evidence for exercise was inconclusive. Therefore I thought it was a bit disappointing not being able to present on something with hard evidence. The feedback from the presentation was positive, mainly because is important to have up to date evidence for the current interventions used.
S: some hints for improvement in the future include-
- choose a topic that the staff aren’t very familiar with so that it is useful for everyone
- make sure that it is relevant to the placement you are on eg; mental health
- think of some questions that might be asked so that you are prepared to answer them on the day
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