Principles of evidence based medicine Flashcards
1
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What is evidence based medicine
A
The process of systematically reviewing appraising and using clinical research findings to aid the delivery or optimum clinical care to patients
2
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What are the simple steps to EBM
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1- formulate clear clinical question from a patients problem
2-search the literature for relevatn clinical articles
3-criticaly apparaise the evidence for its validity and usefulness
4-implement useful findings in clinical practice
3
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How can a question be formulated
A
Person
Intervention
Comparison
Outcomes
4
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How can the evidence be evaulated
A
Valid
Useful
Recognise strengths and weaknesses
recognise bias and availabilty of evidence
