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Evidence-Based Practice Workbook
Bridging the Gap Between Health Care Research and Practice
Paul P. Glasziou (Author), Chris Del Mar (Author), Janet Salisbury (Author)
9781405167284, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 13 December 2007
208 pages
27.9 x 21.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.499 kg
The Evidence-based Practice Workbook is an ideal tool for use by GPs, medical specialists and other healthcare professionals to learn the concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP). Practical and interactive, this workbook provides simple methods to help health professionals find and use the best evidence to answer clinical questions, developing their skills in: This attractive, colour workbook provides a clear explanation of EBP skills and concepts. Written by internationally respected authors, this expanded and updated edition has been developed from evidence-based practice workshops run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Queensland and Oxford, and contains information and exercises to help health professionals learn how to use EBP in their clinical practice.
Note from the authors iv Acknowledgements iv Introduction to this workbook v How to use this workbook vi Part 1: Introduction to evidence-based practice 1 What is evidence-based practice? 3 Some evidence-based cases 14 Part 2: The steps in evidence-based practice 19 EBP Step 1: Formulate an answerable question 21 EBP Step 2: Track down the best evidence 39 EBP Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence 71 EBP Step 4: Apply the evidence 133 Part 3: Further critical appraisal exercises 141 Critical appraisal of studies for a prognosis question 143 Critical appraisal of studies for a diagnostic test accuracy question 161 Part 4: Reflections and further information 175 How am I doing? Diary of a reflective practitioner 177 Useful sources of evidence 182 Further reading 185 Glossary 186 Answers to quizzes and appraisals 191 Endpiece 198 Index 199
Subject Areas: Medicine: general issues [MB]
