EBM Venn Diagram

Five 'A's of the Decision Making Cycle

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What is Evidence Based Medicine

The most commonly used definition for EBM is that "Evidence-based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence-based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research." provided by David Sackett et al in the 1996 article, " Evidence-Based Medicine: What it is and what it isn't" for BMJ. Full text here

Levels of Evidence

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Understanding 'Levels of Evidence'

Developed by the Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia this tutorial explains the levels of evidence, based on research study design, so that you can find the best evidence for your practice using a database

The Center for Evidence Based Managment (CEBMa) recommends that researchers consider the following questions in regard to published research and evidence. The process of evaluating evidence is known as critical appraisal.

1. Is the evidence from a known, reputable source?

2. Has the evidence been evaluated in any way? If so, how and by whom?

3. How up-to-date is the evidence?

CEBMa offers tools to help appraise research studies in the form of Critical Appraisal Checklists; you can set up a free account to access these resources.

Evidence-Based Practice series in American Journal of Nursing

Part 1:  Developing and Searching the Clinical Question

• Igniting a Spirit of Inquiry
• The Seven Steps of Evidence-Based Practice
• Asking the Clinical Question : A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice
• Searching for the Evidence

Part 2:  Critical Appraisal of the Evidence

• An Introduction to Gathering, Evaluating, and Recording the Evidence
• Digging Deeper -- Examining the "Keeper" Studies
• The Process of Synthesis : Seeing Similarities and Differences Across the Body of Evidence

Part 3:  Implementation

• Following the Evidence : Planning for Sustainable Change
• Implementing an Evidence-Based Practice Change
• Rolling Out the Rapid Response Team
• Evaluating and Disseminating the Impact of an Evidence-Based Intervention : Show and Tell
• Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Through Organizational Policies and an Innovative Model