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'''Evidence-based medicine''' (better known as '''EBM''') is defined as '' | '''Evidence-based medicine''' (better known as '''EBM''') is defined as ''"the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients."'' [http://www.cebm.net/glossary.asp]. | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.acc.org/quality/evidence.htm ACC.org] - 'What Is Evidence-Based Medicine?' [[American College of Cardiology]] | |||
* [http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm AHRQ.gov] - 'U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)', Agency for Health Care Research and Quality | |||
* [http://www.beemcourse.com/ BEEMCourse.com] - 'The Best Evidence In Emergency Medicine (BEEM) Team' Group based out of [[McMaster University]] (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) that actively reviews the best emerging evidence based research in [[emergency medicine]]. | |||
* [http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/312/7023/71 BMJ.com] - 'Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't: It's about integrating individual clinical expertise and the best external evidence', (editorial) ''[[British Medical Journal]]'', vol 312, p 71-72 (January 13, 1996) | |||
* [http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/310/6987/1126 BMJ.com] - 'Evidence based medicine: Socratic dissent', (Education and debate) ''[[British Medical Journal]]'', vol 310, p 1126-1127 (April 29, 1995) | |||
* [http://www.cebm.net/index.asp CEBM.net] - [[Oxford]] Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (UK) | |||
* [http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/163/7/837 CMAJ.ca] - 'Evidence-based medicine: a commentary on common criticisms', Dr. Sharon E. Straus, Dr. Finlay A. McAlister, ''[[Canadian Medical Association Journal]]'', Vol 163, No 7, pp 837 - 841 (October 3, 2000) | |||
* [http://www.cochrane.org/ Cochrane.org] - 'The Cochrane Collaboration: The reliable source for evidence in healthcare' ([[systematic review]]s of the effects of health care interventions), [[Cochrane Library]] | |||
* [http://www.eboncall.org/ EBOnCall.org] - 'Evidence compendia' (evidence-based summaries of 38 on-call medical conditions), Evidence-Based On-Call (EBOC) | |||
* [http://www.evidence-based-medicine.co.uk/ebmfiles/Whatisebm.pdf Evidence-based medicine, What is ?] - The What is...? series explains the key concepts in a clear, concise and accessible format. | |||
* [http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=-1596981199 GPNoteBook.co.uk] - 'Evidence-based medicine (EBM)', General Practice Notebook | |||
* [http://www.herts.ac.uk/lis/subjects/health/ebm.htm HERTS.ac.uk] - Evidence-Based Medicine', [[University of Hertfordshire]] | |||
* [http://www.JournalReview.org JournalReview.org] - 'An unbiased forum for review of the medical literature', An On-Line journal club | |||
* [http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/ JR2.ox.ac.uk] - 'Bandolier: Evidence-based thinking about health care', ''[[Bandolier (journal)]]'' | |||
* [http://medlib.bu.edu/tutorials/ebm/intro/index.cfm?loc=wiki medlib.bu.edu] = 'Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine' [[Boston University Medical Center Library]] | |||
* [http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/174_05_050301/craig/craig.html MJA.com.au] - 'Evidence-based medicine: useful tools for decision making', Jonathan C. Craig, Les M. Irwig, Martin R. Stockler, ''[[Medical Journal of Australia]]'', vol 174, p 248-253 (2001) | |||
* [http://www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/ir/netting/ SHEF.ac.uk] - 'Netting the Evidence: A ScHARR Introduction to Evidence Based Practice on the Internet' (resource directory), [[University of Sheffield]] | |||
* [http://www.tripdatabase.com TRIP Database] - 'TRIP Database - EBM search engine' (resource directory), TRIP Knowledge Service | |||
* [http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7429/1459 BMJ.BMJjournals.com] - 'Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials', Gordon C S Smith, Jill P Pell, ''[[British Medical Journal]]'', Vol 327, pp 1459-1461 (20 December, 2003) (An entertaining study showing that situations still exist where RCTs are unnecessary.) | |||
Revision as of 04:49, 22 January 2007
Evidence-based medicine (better known as EBM) is defined as "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients." [1].
External links
- ACC.org - 'What Is Evidence-Based Medicine?' American College of Cardiology
- AHRQ.gov - 'U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)', Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
- BEEMCourse.com - 'The Best Evidence In Emergency Medicine (BEEM) Team' Group based out of McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) that actively reviews the best emerging evidence based research in emergency medicine.
- BMJ.com - 'Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't: It's about integrating individual clinical expertise and the best external evidence', (editorial) British Medical Journal, vol 312, p 71-72 (January 13, 1996)
- BMJ.com - 'Evidence based medicine: Socratic dissent', (Education and debate) British Medical Journal, vol 310, p 1126-1127 (April 29, 1995)
- CEBM.net - Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (UK)
- CMAJ.ca - 'Evidence-based medicine: a commentary on common criticisms', Dr. Sharon E. Straus, Dr. Finlay A. McAlister, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol 163, No 7, pp 837 - 841 (October 3, 2000)
- Cochrane.org - 'The Cochrane Collaboration: The reliable source for evidence in healthcare' (systematic reviews of the effects of health care interventions), Cochrane Library
- EBOnCall.org - 'Evidence compendia' (evidence-based summaries of 38 on-call medical conditions), Evidence-Based On-Call (EBOC)
- Evidence-based medicine, What is ? - The What is...? series explains the key concepts in a clear, concise and accessible format.
- GPNoteBook.co.uk - 'Evidence-based medicine (EBM)', General Practice Notebook
- HERTS.ac.uk - Evidence-Based Medicine', University of Hertfordshire
- JournalReview.org - 'An unbiased forum for review of the medical literature', An On-Line journal club
- JR2.ox.ac.uk - 'Bandolier: Evidence-based thinking about health care', Bandolier (journal)
- medlib.bu.edu = 'Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine' Boston University Medical Center Library
- MJA.com.au - 'Evidence-based medicine: useful tools for decision making', Jonathan C. Craig, Les M. Irwig, Martin R. Stockler, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 174, p 248-253 (2001)
- SHEF.ac.uk - 'Netting the Evidence: A ScHARR Introduction to Evidence Based Practice on the Internet' (resource directory), University of Sheffield
- TRIP Database - 'TRIP Database - EBM search engine' (resource directory), TRIP Knowledge Service
- BMJ.BMJjournals.com - 'Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials', Gordon C S Smith, Jill P Pell, British Medical Journal, Vol 327, pp 1459-1461 (20 December, 2003) (An entertaining study showing that situations still exist where RCTs are unnecessary.)