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This lively handbook on the fundamentals of Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) leads the reader, step by step, through a process that proceeds from a patient’s medical history, via information searches and critical appraisal of the literature, to recommendations for treatment.
Using a simple four-step approach, the author illustrates how to develop better questions and more effective searches, resulting in objective and clinically relevant information that can be evaluated and implemented in day-to-day practice. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, the famous fictional detectives, assist throughout, drawing parallels between criminal and medical investigation, and simplifying the processes and themes of EBM.
Evidence-Based Medicine in Sherlock Holmes’ Footsteps is a concise, accessible and instructive introduction to EBM for medical students, health care trainees, doctors and allied health professionals, and a valuable resource for anyone wanting to improve their ability to search, access and interpret the wealth of information at the fingertips of today’s medical community.
This lively handbook on the fundamentals of Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) leads the reader, step by step, through a process that proceeds from a patient’s medical history, via information searches and critical appraisal of the literature, to recommendations for treatment.
Using a simple four-step approach, the author illustrates how to develop better questions and more effective searches, resulting in objective and clinically relevant information that can be evaluated and implemented in day-to-day practice. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, the famous fictional detectives, assist throughout, drawing parallels between criminal and medical investigation, and simplifying the processes and themes of EBM.
Evidence-Based Medicine in Sherlock Holmes’ Footsteps is a concise, accessible and instructive introduction to EBM for medical students, health care trainees, doctors and allied health professionals, and a valuable resource for anyone wanting to improve their ability to search, access and interpret the wealth of information at the fingertips of today’s medical community.
FOREWORD.
INTRODUCTION.
STEP 1 FORMULATE AN ANSWERABLE QUESTION.
Information Sources.
Choosing the Appropriate Database.
Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analysis.
Meta-Search Engines.
Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Critically Appraised Topics (CATs).
Primary Information Sources.
Library Resources.
Other EBM Portals.
STEP 2 INFORMATION SEARCH.
Make a Wide Search with High Sensitivity.
Principal Database Search Strategy.
Limit Your Search Results/Increase Your Specificity.
Use a Good Hit for Further Searches.
STEP 3 REVIEW OF INFORMATION AND CRITICAL APPRAISAL.
Quality Assessment of Information.
Evaluation of the Scientific Quality.
Quality of Evidence.
STEP 4 EMPLOY THE RESULTS IN YOUR DAILY PRACTICE.
Applicability.
Balance between Benefit and Harm.
Strength of Recommendation.
Patient’s Perceptions.
Make a Recommendation.
Communicating the Evidence to Your Patient.
DEDUCTION, ANALYSIS AND MEDICINE.
REFERENCES.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION SOURCES AND SEARCH ENGINES.
INTERNET-BASED SPREADSHEETS.
SHERLOCK HOLMES REFERENCES.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
RECOMMENDED EBM LITERATURE.
GLOSSARY.
INDEX
Jorgen Nordenstrom Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
"A useful and introductory book … Small and easy to read. The
arrangement and layout of the book are easy on the eye … Some
interesting examples used to explain some of the basic concepts."
(Evidence Based Medicine, August 2008) "Small enough to read on the
bus to placement but contains enough 'meat' to keep you
entertained. It is clearly set out, and using Sherlock Holmes'
steps really makes it a novel and interesting read. I think it's
the best evidence based decision making book I have read." (The
Placebo Effect, HYMS Gazette) “Based on a solid
foundation…concise…handbook that learners and practitioners alike
could easily carry around…In this regard, the book is quite a
success.” (Canadian Medical Association Journal) Reviews of the
original Swedish publication
”The entertaining analogy between critical appraisal and Sherlock
Holmes´detective work, with well-found and appropriate quotations,
makes the reading a pure pleasure.” (Läkartidningen 2004;
40:3100-1) ”The book is a little pearl and is warmly recommended.”
(Ugeskrift for Laeger 2004; 18 October:43) ”The author has
succeeded in creating a comprehensive, relevant and at times witty
book. It is a useful and readable introduction [to EBM] that is
warmly recommended.” (Tidskrift for den Norske Laegeforening
2005;1:125)
”[The author]has written an ingenious book, a compact EBM textbook
in a light format, with a twinkle in his eye. The subject has been
packaged for easy digetion – fish liver oil encapsulated in candy.”
(Lääkärilehti 2005;3:322)
”This book written by Surgery Professor J.N. is a little pearl! Not
only is it tasteful, humorous and well structured; it is also
comprehensive, nutritious and – most importantly- understandable in
an area where other more voluminous books fail.” (Svensk
Bibliotekstjänst 2004:15)
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