This Guide is designed to assist students in:
Understanding core evidence-based medicine (EBM) concepts
Developing research skills necessary for the practice of evidence-based medicine
Accessing evidence-based medicine resources
When referring to this resource in your writing, please attribute with a reference, like provided here:
Meador, A. Evidence-Based Medicine website. Sam Houston State University Libguides. Published July 2020. Accessed Month day, year. https://shsulibraryguides.org/ebm
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3rd ed
Chapter 2: What Is Evidence-Based Medicine?
Gordon Guyatt; Roman Jaeschke; Mark C. Wilson; Victor M. Montori; W. Scott Richardson
This Guide focuses on steps 1-3.
EBM Practice Model:
1 | Ask | a well-defined, answerable clinical question. Use the PICO framework to define the question. |
2 | Acquire | the best available evidence from the literature. |
3 | Appraise | the literature for relevancy, currency, validity, and applicability. |
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