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Evidence-Based Practice Martin Dawes (Lecturer in Primary Care, University of Oxford, UK)

Evidence-Based Practice By Martin Dawes (Lecturer in Primary Care, University of Oxford, UK)

Summary

Serves as a comprehensive guide to the main strands of EBHC - finding and implementing evidence for use in clinical practice. This title focuses on health professionals in the primary care field, and uses case examples from a variety of professional contexts. It also discusses principles as well as practice, and provides guidance for teachers.

Evidence-Based Practice Summary

Evidence-Based Practice: A Primer for Health Care Professionals by Martin Dawes (Lecturer in Primary Care, University of Oxford, UK)

The book is a comprehensive guide to all the main strands of EBHC - finding and implementing evidence for use in clinical practice. Its focus is health professionals in the primary care field, and it consciously uses case examples from a variety of professional contexts. Examples and questions relevant to primary care practice are featured throughout the text. It discusses principles as well as practice, and provides guidance for teachers.Written in clear, jargon-free language A 'how to do' manual, takes the reader step by step trough the process Case studies, worked examples and activities scattered throughout text Multi-disciplinary approach Fully updated New references Covers latest developments

Table of Contents

1. Evidence -based practice. 2. Formulating a question. 3. Finding the evidence: an information skills approach. 4. Introduction to critical appraisal. 5. Randomised controlled trials. 6. Studies assessing diagnostic tests. 7. Case series and reports. 8. Case control studies. 9. Systematic review. 10. Economic evaluation. 11. Qualitative research. 12. Critical appraisal of clinical guidelines. 13. Is this test effective? 14. Is this therapy effective? 15. Is the intervention cost-effective? 16. Context specificity: how was the study performed? 17. Introducing change. 18. Evaluating change. 19. Teaching evidence-based health care. 20. Defeating unknowingness. Index

Additional information

GOR012836655
9780443072994
044307299X
Evidence-Based Practice: A Primer for Health Care Professionals by Martin Dawes (Lecturer in Primary Care, University of Oxford, UK)
Used - Like New
Paperback
Elsevier Health Sciences
20041026
292
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