Evidence-Based Medicine Toolkit

Carl Heneghan, Research Fellow, Centre for Evidence-based Medicine and Specialist Registrar, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford, UK Douglas Badenoch, Minervation Ltd, Oxford, UK

• 1. Introduction. 2. Asking answerable questions.3. Finding the evidence: how to get the most from your searching.4. Critical appraisal of guidelines.5. Appraising systematic reviews.6. Appraising diagnosis articles.7. Appraising articles on harm/aetiology.8. Appraising prognosis studies.9. Appraising therapy articles.10. Appraising qualitative studies.11. Appraising economic evaluations.12. Applying the evidence.13. Evidence-based medicine: glossary of terms.14. Selected evidence-based healthcare resources on the web.15. Levels of evidence.16. Study designs.Index

"Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit (2nd edition) serves a long time need for an evidence-based medicine (EBM) book that is both reliable yet does not intimidate the reader by its voluminous size…It is a highly portable book…that could easily fit into students’ coat pockets and is immensely readable and complete…The excellent layout of the book with its prominent display of key tables containing relevant information stands out and make these tools readily usuable. In summary, the text is handy and well organised and offers comprehensive information on EBM for both medical students and busy practitioners conversant with the basic principles of EBM."EBM Volume 11, August 2006