Main description:

The Evidence-based Practice Workbook is an ideal tool for use by GPs, medical specialists and other healthcare professionals to learn the concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP). Practical and interactive, this workbook provides simple methods to help health professionals find and use the best evidence to answer clinical questions, developing their skills in: * asking clinical questions * searching for answers * discriminating good from poor information and research * using the answers to make clinical decisions. This attractive, colour workbook provides a clear explanation of EBP skills and concepts. Written by internationally respected authors, this expanded and updated edition has been developed from evidence-based practice workshops run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Queensland and Oxford, and contains information and exercises to help health professionals learn how to use EBP in their clinical practice.

Contents:

Introduction to this workbook. How to use this workbook. Part 1: Introduction to evidence-based practice. What is evidence-based practice?. Some evidence-based cases. Part 2: The steps in evidence-based practice. EBP Step 1: Formulate an answerable question. EBP Step 2: Track down the best evidence. EBP Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence. EBP Step 4: Apply the evidence. . Part 3: Further critical appraisal exercises. Critical appraisal of studies for a prognosis question. Critical appraisal of studies for a diagnostic test accuracy question. . Part 4: Reflections and further information. How am I doing? Diary of a reflective practitioner. Useful sources of evidence. Further reading. Glossary. Answers to quizzes and appraisals