What is Evidence-Based Practice?
Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) is "the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. Evidence-based clinical practice requires integration of individual clinical expertise and patient preferences with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research and consideration of available resources."
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is "clinical practice in which patient management decisions are consistent with the principles of evidence-based heath care. This means that decisions will be, first of all, consistent with the best evidence about the benefits and downsides of the alternative management strategies. Second, decisions will be consistent with the values and preferences of the individual patient."
Critical Appraisal
- Critical Appraisal Skills Program ChecklistsThis set of eight critical appraisal tools are designed to be used when reading research. CASP has appraisal checklists designed for use with Systematic Reviews, Randomised Controlled Trials, Cohort Studies, Case Control Studies, Economic Evaluations, Diagnostic Studies, Qualitative studies and Clinical Prediction Rule.
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Critical Appraisal ChecklistsCritical appraisal worksheets to help you appraise the reliability, importance and applicability of clinical evidence.
- Duke University's Critical Appraisal ChecklistsA wealth of critical appraisal checklists and resources from Duke University.
- Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal ToolsJBI’s critical appraisal tools assist in assessing the trustworthiness, relevance and results of published papers.
- EBM & Critical Appraisal Calculations: One Guide to Rule Them AllThis is a great handout created by librarians at the Ruth Lilly Library at Indiana University which lists commonly used EBM & Critical Appraisal calculations.
- MedscapeMedscape is an online portal geared toward physicians and health professionals. Its up-to-the-minute reporting on health research makes it a useful source of information for students and professionals hoping to keep up to date. Clinical guidelines and tools like a drug interaction checker extend its usefulness as a point-of-care resource.
- CEBM: Centre for Evidence-Based MedicineThe Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine aims to develop, teach and promote evidence-based health care through a variety of methods so that all healthcare professionals can maintain the highest standards of medicine.
- Duke University's EBP LibGuideDuke has been a leader in EBP instruction. Their LibGuide has many resources for critical appraisal and instructional tips.
- McMaster University's Resources for Evidence-Based PracticeLearn about the core concepts of evidence-based practice and discover resources for developing your skills in EBP.
- EBM TeacherTerry Shaneyfelt, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at UAB in Birmingham, Alabama. He became interested in EBM while attending the McMaster EBM course in 1999. Since joining the faculty at UAB he has had the privilege of conducting most of the formal EBM educational activities (EBM course, EBM lecture series for residents, journal club). Dr. Shaneyfelt provides OER content and other resources for EBM instruction.
Fast facts for evidence-based practice in nursing : implementing EBP in a nutshell by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780826194077Publication Date: 2016
Evidence-based management in healthcare : principles, cases, and perspectives by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781567938722Publication Date: 2017
Beyond evidence-based medicine : clinical pearls from experienced physicians by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9789819944408Publication Date: 2023his textbook assembles the wealth of clinical experiences across multiple medical specialties and offers clinical pearls that will result in better patient care and are highly relevant to daily practice.
Ethics and evidence-based medicine : fallibility and responsibility in clinical science by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780511061547Publication Date: 2003
Textbook of clinical epidemiology : for medical students by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9789819936229Publication Date: 2023
Problems and pitfalls in medical literature : a practical guide for clinicians by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9783031402951Publication Date: 2023
Principles of research design and drug literature evaluation by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781260441796Publication Date: 2020
Practical clinical research design and application : a primer for physicians, surgeons, and clinical healthcare professionals by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9783031583803Publication Date: 2024
Pocket Evidence Based Medicine by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9783031194719Publication Date: 2023Discusses every type of study design, from the assessment of diagnostic tests to clinical trials and meta-analysis. The work also introduces readers to novel methods, such as the Bayesian analysis of clinical trials.
