Evidence-Based Decision Making A Translational Guide for Dental Professionals

by Forrest, Jane L.; Miller, Syrene A.; Overman, Pamela R.; Newman, Michael G.

• ISBN13: 9780781765336
• ISBN10: 0781765331
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-15
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Evidence-Based Decision Making for Dental Professions teaches the skills necessary for life-long learning that are an important part of the ability to translate recent and relevant scientific evidence into practical applications. This concise, hands-on text provides a method for making evidence-based decisions in practice. The book presents a step-by-step approach to mastering the five essential skills of evidence-based decision making-formulating patient-centered questions, searching for the appropriate evidence, critically appraising the evidence, applying the evidence to practice, and evaluating the process. Five Case Scenarios are used throughout the book and cover the broad areas of therapy/prevention, diagnosis, etiology/harm/causation, and prognosis. Each chapter has objectives, suggested activities, a quiz, critical thinking questions, and exercises.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction to Evidence-Based Decision Making

PICO: Asking Good Questions

Converting Information Needs/Problems Into Clinical Questions So That They Can Be Answered

Research Design and Sources of Evidence

Levels of Evidence

Finding the Evidence: Using PICO to Guide the Search

Conducting a Computerized Search with Maximum Efficiency for Finding the Best External Evidence with Which to Answer the Question

Critical Appraisal of the Evidence

Critically Appraising the Evidence for its Validity and Usefulness

Evaluating Web-Based Health Information

Applying the Evidence to Practice

Applying the Results of the Appraisal, or Evidence, in Clinical Practice

Evaluating the Process and Your Performance

Evaluating the Process and Your Performance

Appendix: Complete EBDM Worksheet

Glossary

Index

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