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Author:   Mary Law ,  Joy MacDermid
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   SLACK Incorporated
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.088kg
ISBN:  

9781617110214

ISBN 10:   1617110213
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   15 November 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Dedication Acknowledgments About the Editors Contributing Authors Preface Chapter 1 Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice FCAHS Chapter 2 Development of Evidence-Based Knowledge Chapter 3 Becoming an Evidence-Based Practitioner Chapter 4 Outcome Measurement in Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Chapter 5 Asking Clinical Questions and Searching for the Evidence Chapter 6 Evaluating the Evidence Chapter 7 Systematically Reviewing the Evidence Chapter 8 Evaluating the Evidence: Economic Evaluations Chapter 9 Knowledge Translation Chapter 10 Strategies to Build Evidence Into Practice Chapter 11 Evidence Synthesis Practice Tools: Guidelines, Algorithms, Clinical Pathways, Prediction Rules, and Patient Decision Aids Chapter 12 Communicating Evidence to Clients, Managers, and Funders Chapter 13 Moving Evidence Into Practice: Case Examples of the Knowledge-to-Action Cycle at Work Appendix A Quality Appraisal for Clinical Measurement Studies: Evaluation Form and Guidelines Appendix B Outcome Measures Review: Form and Guidelines Appendix C Qualitative Review: Form and Guidelines Appendix D Quantitative Review: Form and Guidelines Appendix E Evaluation of Quality of an Intervention Study: Form and Guidelines Appendix F Critical Appraisal Prognostic Study: Form and Guidelines Appendix G Worksheet for Evaluating and Using Articles About Diagnostic Tests Appendix H Taxonomy of Knowledge Translation Interventions Financial Disclosures Index

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This textbook will appeal to beginners wishing to develop a better grasp of EBP as well as seasoned practitioners wishing to attain exemplary practice. The sheer number of examples, solutions, and models provided will support readers in defining an optimal process to conduct EBP in their milieu. This book is convincing in its demonstration of the importance of EBP for continuing professional development as well as for the advancement of the profession. - Julie Lapointe, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

I use this book to refine my capacity for judging and using evidence in my own clinical practice, as well as in working with students in an occupational therapy graduate program. The Third Edition has enough updates and new content to support replacement of the Second Edition ...The book will be on my desk! - Carla Wilhite, OTD, OTR/L, University of New Mexico, Doody's Review Service

This updated edition of Law and MacDermid's text is a highly recommended resource for educational settings as well as for practice teams looking to enhance the evidence-based nature of their practice. - Tanya Rihtman, Coventry University, British Journal of Occupational Therapy This textbook will appeal to beginners wishing to develop a better grasp of EBP as well as seasoned practitioners wishing to attain exemplary practice. The sheer number of examples, solutions, and models provided will support readers in defining an optimal process to conduct EBP in their milieu. This book is convincing in its demonstration of the importance of EBP for continuing professional development as well as for the advancement of the profession. - Julie Lapointe, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy I use this book to refine my capacity for judging and using evidence in my own clinical practice, as well as in working with students in an occupational therapy graduate program. The Third Edition has enough updates and new content to support replacement of the Second Edition...The book will be on my desk! - Carla Wilhite, OTD, OTR/L, University of New Mexico, Doody's Review Service This textbook will appeal to beginners wishing to develop a better grasp of EBP as well as seasoned practitioners wishing to attain exemplary practice. The sheer number of examples, solutions, and models provided will support readers in defining an optimal process to conduct EBP in their milieu. This book is convincing in its demonstration of the importance of EBP for continuing professional development as well as for the advancement of the profession. - Julie Lapointe, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy I use this book to refine my capacity for judging and using evidence in my own clinical practice, as well as in working with students in an occupational therapy graduate program. The Third Edition has enough updates and new content to support replacement of the Second Edition The book will be on my desk! - Carla Wilhite, OTD, OTR/L, University of New Mexico, Doody s Review Service This updated edition of Law and MacDermid s text is a highly recommended resource for educational settings as well as for practice teams looking to enhance the evidence-based nature of their practice. - Tanya Rihtman, Coventry University, British Journal of Occupational Therapy

This updated edition of Law and MacDermid's text is a highly recommended resource for educational settings as well as for practice teams looking to enhance the evidence-based nature of their practice. - Tanya Rihtman, Coventry University, British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Author Information

Mary Law, PHD, OTReg(Ont), FCAOT, FCAHS is a Professor and Associate Dean (Health Sciences) Rehabilitation Science and associate member of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University. She holds the John and Margaret Lillie Chair in Childhood Disability Research. Mary, an occupational therapist by training, is Co-Founder of CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, a multidisciplinary research center at McMaster University. Mary's research centers on the development and validation of client-centered outcome measures, evaluation of occupational therapy interventions with children, the effect of environmental factors on the participation of children with disabilities in day to day activities, and transfer of research knowledge into practice. In her educational activities, Mary is involved in teaching the theoretical basis of occupational therapy practice and evidence-based occupational therapy practice in the occupational therapy program, as well as supervising graduate students. Mary is the lead author of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, a client-centered outcome measure for occupational therapy, and has written books on client-centered occupational therapy and measurement of occupational performance. Joy MacDermid, PT, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University (Hamilton, ON), and is the Co-director of Clinical Research at the Hand and Upper Limb Centre (London, ON). She is funded as a (physical therapist/epidemiologist) scientist by the Canadian Institutes of Health (CIHR New Investigator). She has published more than 100 articles including systematic reviews, development/evaluation of outcomes measures, clinical trials, knowledge transfer, clinical practice guidelines, and identification of clinical predictors. Her clinical interests are in musculoskeletal pain and disability resulting from upper quadrant disorders and the impact of these disorders on work and subsequent health and quality of life. Joy teaches courses in upper extremity musculoskeletal clinical skills, evidence-based practice, work disability, quality of life, and knowledge exchange and transfer. She is the Vice-President of the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT); has twice won its best scientific paper award; and was awarded the Natalie Barr Lecture in 2006, the Philadelphia Hand Meeting Honored Professorship in 2006, and the CIHR Quality of Life Award in 2007. She is an associate editor for The Journal of Hand Therapy and The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy and is the editor for the ASHT Clinical Outcome Assessment Recommendations for the Wrist/Hand.

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