Starting Points for Evidence Based Practice    


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University of Alberta Appraisal Guides

Therapy – Finding and using articles about Therapy
Diagnosis – Finding and using articles about Diagnostic Tests
Prognosis – Finding and using articles about Prognosis
Harm – Finding and using articles about Causation/Harm/Etiology

EBM Critical Appraisal Skill Program (CASP) Worksheets

The following worksheets are designed to help appraise medical literature through a step by step guide of a series of questions.
CASP - Cohort Study
CASP - Diagnostic Test
CASP - Randomized Control Trial for Therapy
CASP - Clinical Practice Guidelines
CASP - Systematic Review

PDA Resources

EBM Toolkit for the PDA
EBM Stats Calculator for the PDA
InfoRetriever Restricted Access
DynaMed Restricted Access
eMedicine Restricted Access

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Tools

Diagnostic Test Calculator
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine Stats Calculator
Useful MeSH for Evidence-Based Medicine

RAHC MS III information - Dr. Hanley

Course Objectives
Search Assignment
Oral Presentation Assignment
Sample Evidence Table
Sample Oral Presentation 1
Sample Oral Presentation 2
Dr. Hanley’s presentation
Library presentation

Recent Articles in Pubmed

 Anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: don't let evidence confuse you.
Journal: Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2008 Apr;52(4):581-2.
Fuchs-Buder T, Eikermann M

 Regional anesthesia meets ultrasound: a specialty in transition.
Journal: Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2008 Apr;52(4):456-66.
Sites BD, Spence BC, Gallagher J, Beach ML, Antonakakis JG, Sites VR, Hartman GS

 Viewpoint: envisioning the successful integration of EBM and humanism in the clinical encounter: fantasy or fallacy?
Journal: Acad Med. 2008 Mar;83(3):268-73.
Smith DG

 Management of confounding in controlled orthopaedic trials: a cross-sectional study.
Journal: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Apr;466(4):985-9.
Vavken P, Culen G, Dorotka R

 Treatment of focal articular cartilage defects in the knee: a systematic review.
Journal: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Apr;466(4):952-62.
Magnussen RA, Dunn WR, Carey JL, Spindler KP

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Overviews

"Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't" (BMJ 1996;312:71-72)
What is EBM?
What is a Systematic Review? (PDF)
Duke's EBM Resource website
Basic Introduction to Evidence Based Practice (Univ of Washington)

Centers

Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice (UT HSC)
Centre for Evidenced Based Medicine (UK)
Centre for Evidenced Based Medicine (Toronto)
Center for Health Evidence (Univ of Alberta)

Clinical Systems

DynaMed Restricted Access
InfoRetriever Restricted Access

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Structured Abstracts

ACP Journal Club Restricted Access

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Systematic Reviews

Cochrane Restricted Access
PubMed Clinical Queries

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Systematic Textbooks

Bandolier Knowledge Library
BMJ Clinical Evidence (by subscription)
eMedicine Restricted Access
PIER Restricted Access
Up to Date (No off-campus access) Restricted Access

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Practice Guidelines

Institute for Clinical Systems
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Studies

SUMSearch
Cochrane Center Register for Controlled Trials Restricted Access
PubMed Clinical Queries
SCOPUS (some access to EMBASE) Restricted Access

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