Biomedical Sciences: Evidence Based Practice

What is Evidence-Based Practice?

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a clinical practice that focuses on the use of research findings to answer questions. The first step in EBP is usually asking an answerable question about a patient or condition, and then searching the literature to find the answer.

Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis (Evidence Syntheses)

Cochrane Library
Use Advanced Search to limit your search just to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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CINAHL Plus with Full Text: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
Limit to Systematic Reviews under Publication Type (Additional Limits)
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MEDLINE: Ovid MEDLINE
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Critically Appraised Individual Articles (Article Synopses)

Evidence Based Nursing
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Journal where editors select important articles and reviews that report on new advances in nursing practice; value-added commentary is included with key findings and implications for clinical practice.
Evidence Based Medicine
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Journal searches other medical journals for validity of their research. Experts critically appraises the validity and provide commentary on their findings and implications for clinical practice.

Point of Care Tools

Clinical Key
Provides access to current medical and surgical content including First Consult, journals, medical and surgical books, medical videos and images.
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VisualDx
VisualDx is a web-based system that assists "in the identification of dermatologic, infectious, genetic, metabolic, nutritional and occupational diseases, benign and malignant growths, drug-induced conditions, and other injuries."
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Natural Medicines
A resource providing information on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies.
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Best Bets
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Critically appraised topics designed specifically for Emergency Medicine.

Evidence Pyramid

Image Source: Sackett DL, Straus SE, Richardson WS, et al. Evidence-based medicine: how to practice and teach EBM. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.