EIP - Evidence-based Practice and Optometry - Week 1 Flashcards
Define evidence based practice.
Integrating the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values to achieve the best possible patient management
Describe the five step process for evidence based practice.
Assess - a question arises during patient care
Ask - completely articulate all parts of the question
Acquire - conduct a thorough focussed search and select the highest quality evidence
Appraise - evaluate the evidence for validity and clinical applicability
Apply - use clinical expertise to integrate applicable evidence with attention to patient values
Describe the PICO principle.
Population/patient - who are the relevant patients?
Intervention - what is the intervention/treatment that you are interested in?
Comparison/control - is there an alternative strategy to compare with the intervention?
Outcome - what are the consequences of the intervention you are interested in?
Define prognosis.
Estimate of the likely progress/resolution of the disease
Define aetiology.
Cause of the disease
What three categories of studies forms filtered information?
Systematic reviews
Critically appraised topics (ie guidelines)
Critically appraised individual articles
What three categories of studies forms unfiltered information?
Randomised controlled trials
Cohort studies
Case control studies and case series
List all 6 study types by evidence hierarchy.
Systematic reviews Critically appraised topics Critically appraised individual articles Randomised controlled trials Cohort studies Case control studies and case series
