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What is "evidence based medicine"? and "evidence-based healthcare"

Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't:    | levels of evidence | pyramid |

5S model (studies, syntheses, synopses, summaries, & systems) for ebm

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice - Sources of Evidence and Sources by clinical domain

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Article Indexes: Search these specific evidence-based resources first: ACP Journal Club Clinical Evidence (via BMJ) Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews DARE EBM Reviews (Search all at once) Evidence can also be found in these resources: All LSL indexes and databases Affiliated teaching hospitals online resources CINAHL EMBASE FIRST Consult International Pharmaceutical Abstracts - IPA MD Consult MEDLINE OR PubMed & Try Clinical Queries Other Reference Tools: Selected eresources: Ebooks in the Life Sciences (by title) Selected print resources: Clinical biostatistics: an introduction to evidence Complementary/alternative medicine: an evidence-based approach Evidence-based clinical practice Evidence-based health promotion Evidence-based medicine and the search for a science of clinical care Evidence-based medicine guidelines Evidence-based practice in primary care Evidence based medicine: how to practice and teach EBM Evidence-based teaching: current research in nursing How to read a paper: the basics of evidence-based medicine Knowledge for health care practice: a guide to research evidence Research methods for clinical therapists Statistics for evidence-based practice and evaluation EBM Tools & Tutorials: ADEPT: Applying Diagnosis, Etiology, Prognosis & Therapy CASP: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme appraisal tools EBM filters/tips in Ovid - Rochester (pdf) Evidence-Based Medicine Resource Center - NY Evidence-Based Medicine Tool Kit - University of Alberta Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine - Duke U. PICO Model for Clinical Questions - UIC PICO search plan worksheet (UBC) Point of care decision making tools Searching flow chart step by step Users' Guides to Evidence-Based Practice Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice - from JAMA Clinical Practice Guidelines: Canada: BC Clinical Practice Guidelines & Protocols CMA InfoBase - Clinical Practice Guidelines Guidelines Advisory Committee (Ontario) Health Canada - Practice Guidelines Public Health Agency of Canada guidelines Registered Nurses Association of Ontario's Best Practice Guidelines SOGC - Soc. Ob/Gyn of Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Toward Optimized Practice (Alberta) United Kingdom: Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) Prodigy Guidance (UK) (free registration required) Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network What Makes a Good Clinical Guideline?(pdf) United States: American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guidelines National Guideline Clearinghouse (US) International: Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council

Lists & Newsgroups: EBM Discussion Lists Web and Internet Sites: Canada: Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre Canadian Patient Safety Institute Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) (to 2005) Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) (2009-) Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) - Toronto Centre for Health Evidence Cochrane Collaboration CONSORT statement - improve quality of randomized trial reports Evidence Based Health Informatics at McMaster Evidence-based Occupational Therapy Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Ontario) UBC Health Library Wiki United Kingdom: Bandolier: Evidence-Based Health Care Best Bets - Best Evidence Topics Centre for Evidence-Based Dentistry (CEBD) Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) - Oxford Core Library for Evidence Based Practice (EBP) TRIP - Turning Research Into Practice Netting the Evidence: ScHARR Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice UK's NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination What is...? series United States: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality The Campbell Collaboration (Evidence Based Decisions for Administrators) InfoPOEMs - The Clinical Awareness System SUMsearch US Cochrane Center US Preventive Services Task Force International: Cochrane Consumer Network PEDro: the physiotherapy evidence database OTSeeker: the Occupational Therapy evidence database Miscellaneous: EBM: Unmasking the Ugly Truth (BMJ Humour) Seven (7) Alternatives to Evidence-Based Medicine (BMJ Humour) Electronic Journals : UBC Resources: EJournals at UBC EJournal Collections Using "Proxy Bypass" Free sites: BioMed_Central BMJ articles - Evidence-based practice CMAJ articles - Evidence-based medicine FreeMedicalJournals.Com Hardin MD - selected free ejournals HighWire Press informed (Newsletter) - follow the Quick Link on the ICES (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) website Public Library of Science PubMedCentral Related Subject Guides: Topics in the Life Sciences Health Technology Assessment: Health technology assessment on the Net: a guide to Internet sources of information, 9th Ed. Health Technology Assessments UK: via Ovid | free via CRD HSTAT Health Services - Technology Assessment NLM Factsheet - Health Services Research (NICHSR) UBC Center for Health Services & Policy Research

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UBC Departments: Therapeutics Initiative - Evidence-Based Drug Therapy UBC Applied Research and Evaluation Services (ARES)

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