Overview

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.

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Author:   Paul P. Glasziou (University of Oxford, Oxford, UK) ,  Chris Del Mar (Bond University, Queensland, Australia) ,  Janet Salisbury (Biotext, Canberra, Australia)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   BMJ Books
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781405167284

ISBN 10:   1405167289
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   13 December 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

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

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Paul Glasziou is Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine University of Oxford and editor of the journal Evidence Based Medicine (BMJ Publishing Group). Chris Del Mar is Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University and Associate Editor of Evidence Based Medicine. Janet Salisbury is Director of Biotext and responsible for the book’s high quality design.

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