Evidence-Based Practice   Tags: ebm, ebp, evidence based practice, evidence-based medicine  

This guide gathers together information on Evidence-Based Practice.  Included in this guide is information on:

• Finding The Evidence:  Evidence sources listed by the type of evidence retrieved
• Learning about EBP [Tab]: 
  
  • Resources from the HSL Library and others
  • Lnks to a few classic papers on evidence-based practice
  • Research Centers working on EBP
• Evidence Calculators and background Information on statistics[Tab]
• Constructing well-built clinical questions using PICO [Tab]

• Evidence-Based Practice Resources
  Table of EBP resources including full-text and UW availability

• Search Evidence Sources
  Search of ACP Journal Club, Clinical Evidence, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, FPIN Clinical Inquiries, NEJM Clinical Practice, and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

META-SEARCH ENGINES

• TRIP Database
  UK produced meta-search engine of more than 55 sites of evidence-based information

• SUMSearch

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS/META-ANALYSES

• Cochrane Library
  

• Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP)

• PubMed Clinical Queries using Research Methodology Filters

• Campbell Collaboration Library

EVIDENCE GUIDELINES/SUMMARIES

• BMJ Clinical Evidence 

• DynaMed 

• ACP's PIER : the Physician's Information and Education Resource
  

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence Reports

• AHRQ Preventive Services (includes USPSTF)

CLINICAL RESEARCH CRITIQUES

• ACP Journal Club

• Bandolier

• BestBETs

• FPIN CIs, HDAs and PURLS (MoSpace)

• POEMs 

CASE REPORTS/SERIES, PRACTICE GUIDELINES, ETC

• National Guideline Clearinghouse

• PubMed

See also:

• Evidence-Based Practice Tools Summary and Resources Table