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Evidence Based Medicine

Go to library resources in evidence based medicine

Canadian Centres for Health Evidence
Includes information on the basic principles of EBM and how to apply these principles to the clinical setting

Centre for Evidence Based Medicine
From Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada and the University Health Network. Includes an introduction to EBM, guidelines for practicing and teaching EBM, resources, glossary and FAQ

Center for Evidence Based Mental Health
From Oxford, UK. Includes information on what EBM is, guidelines, toolkit, and links

Core Library for Evidence Based Medicine
Resource list contains hypertext links to full-text documents on EBM

EBM Toolbox
Canadian based collection of resources to support EBM. Includes appraisal checklists, search filters and user guides

Evidence Based Emergency Medicine
Information on formulating questions, searching the literature and appraising a study. From Lincoln Hospital

Evidence Based Practice Centers
Presents information on the 12 institutions awarded contracts by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to promote evidence based practice in everyday medical care

University of Michigan Evidence Based Pediatric Web Site
Welcome to the University of Michigan's Evidence-Based Pediatrics web site. This page serves as a resource for those who are developing skills in the practice of evidence-based pediatrics


Library Resouces

Selected book and audiovisual resources are listed.  For more titles in evidence based medicine, please search the library online catalog.

Geyman, John P.  Evidence based clinical practice concepts and approaches.  Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000
WB 102 E92G 2000

Greenhalgh, Trisha.  How to read a paper: the basics of evidence based medicine.  2nd ed.  London : BMJ, 2001
WB 102 G833H 2001

Gross, Richard.  Decisions and evidence in medical practice.  St. Louis : Mosby, 2001
WB 102 G878D 2001

Guyatt, Gordon.  Users' guides to the medical literature: essentials of evidence based clinical practice.  Chicago, IL : AMA Press, 2002
WB 102 G992U 2002

Khan, Khalid Saeed.  Systematic reviews to support evidence-based medicine: how to review and apply findings of healthcare research.  Lake Forest, IL : Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2003.
WB 102 K45S 2003