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Evidence-Based Practice: An Interprofessional Tutorial by University of MinnesotaUtilizing the "5 A's" model of Evidence Based Practice, this interactive open access tutorial walks the reader through each step of the EBP process from formulating a well-written question using PICO.to applying the evidence to a specific patient and reevaluating the evidence based on additional information. The reader is able to choose a case to follow from their field across a variety of health sciences disciplines.
Evidence Based Practice: A Decision-Making Guide for Health Information Professionals by Jonathan EldredgeThis Guide introduces Evidence Based Practice to newcomers as well as serves as a resource for experienced practitioners. It focuses on health information professionals (informaticists, health sciences librarians, informationists, information scientists, data managers, archivists, etc.) within the US context, although others outside of the US health context might find elements of it to be valuable.
ISBN: 9798218342494
Publication Date: 2024
How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine & Healthcare, 6e by Trisha GreenhalghRequired reading in many medical and healthcare institutions, How to Read a Paper is a clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings. Author Trisha Greenhalgh guides readers through each fundamental step of inquiry, from searching the literature to assessing methodological quality and appraising statistics. How to Read a Paper addresses the common criticisms of evidence-based healthcare, dispelling many of its myths and misconceptions, while providing a pragmatic framework for testing the validity of healthcare literature. Now in its sixth edition, this informative text includes new and expanded discussions of study bias, political interference in published reports, medical statistics, big data and more. Offers user-friendly guidance on evidence-based healthcare that is applicable to both experienced and novice readers Authored by an internationally recognised practitioner and researcher in evidence-based healthcare and primary care Includes updated references, additional figures, improved checklists and more How to Read a Paper is an ideal resource for healthcare students, practitioners and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to evidence-based healthcare.
ISBN: 9781119484745
Publication Date: 2019
Pocket Evidence Based Medicine : A Survival Guide for Clinicians and Students by Walter R. PalmasThis concise, easy-to-read pocket guide offers medical trainees, researchers, and clinicians at every level the perfect resource on Evidence Based Medicine (EBM). Based on the author’s many years of experience teaching EBM to medical students and medical residents at Columbia University, this handy title addresses not only all the basic concepts and issues in EBM, but also takes an example-based approach and is replete with numerous illustrations. This brief book provides readers with all the tools needed to tell the good from the bad in healthcare research. It discusses every type of study design, from the assessment of diagnostic tests to clinical trials and meta-analysis.
ISBN: 9783031194719
Publication Date: 2023
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3e by Gordon GuyattDesigned to help you to put key evidence-based medicine protocols into daily clinical practice. This detailed, yet highly readable reference demystifies the statistical, analytical, and clinical principles of evidence-based medicine, giving you a hands-on, practical resource. Here, you'll learn how to distinguish solid medical evidence from poor medical evidence, devise the best search strategies for each clinical question, critically appraise the medical literature, and optimally tailor evidence-based medicine for each patient. Current, authoritative content covering how to: avoid being misled by biased presentations of research findings; interpret the significance of clinical trials that are discontinued early; influence clinician behavior to improve patient care; and apply key strategies for teaching evidence-based medicine.