Evidence Based Dentistry Flashcards
What are the 5 As
Ask Align Acquire Appraise Apply
What is ask
How to ask clinical questions in a focused way so evidence can be found
What is align/acquire
How to search for and retrieve evidence
What is appraise
Critically appraise the evidence to the patient treatment/care
What is apply
To apply all the evidence to the patients treatment/care
What is reflection
Can i do things differently next time
What is evidence
The available body of facts or information to show whether a belief or statement is true or valid
What do you have to think when looking for evidence
Where would you go to find evidence and what have you got to back it up
How reliable is it
Are all answers similar
What is peer review
When a researcher finished their work it is looked over by other scientists
What do peer reviewers do
Comment on the validity of the study
Judge importance and originality
Decide whether the paper should be published
What are the issues with peer review
Corruption
Can’t prevent fraud, plagiarism or duplication
Quality of the review
Time consuming
What makes bad research
Not needed, no more research required
Poor design
Poorly reported
Not reported
What does PICO stand for
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
What does population mean in PICO
How would i describe a group of patients similar to this one
What does intervention mean in PICO
What is being done to the patient
