Evidence-Based Practice Workbook, 2nd Edition

by Paul P. Glasziou (University of Oxford, Oxford, UK); Chris Del Mar (Bond University, Queensland, Australia); Janet Salisbury

• ISBN13: 9780470766057
• ISBN10: 0470766050
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-02-01
• Publisher: BMJ Books

Summary

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: asking clinical questions searching for answers discriminating good from poor information and research using the answers to make clinical decisions.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.

Table of Contents

Introduction to this workbook

How to use this workbook

Introduction to evidence-based practice

What is evidence-based practice?

Some evidence-based cases

The steps in evidence-based practice

EBP Step 1: Formulate an answerable question

EBP Step 2: Track down the best evidence

EBP Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence

EBP Step 4: Apply the evidence

Further critical appraisal exercises

Critical appraisal of studies for a prognosis question

Critical appraisal of studies for a diagnostic test accuracy question

Reflections and further information

How am I doing? Diary of a reflective practitioner

Useful sources of evidence

Further reading

Glossary

Answers to quizzes and appraisals

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