Evidence-based clinical practice : concepts and approaches

Evidence-based medicine in primary care : an overview ; Did we learn evidence-based medicine in medical school : some common medical myths ; Dimensions of evidence ; Strategies for finding evidence ; Critical appraisal of the literature : how to assess an article and still enjoy life ; Applying a meta-analysis to daily clinical practice ; Using outcomes to improve quality of research and quality of care ; Understanding the choices that patients make ; Assessing accuracy of diagnostic and screening tests ; Evaluating evidence from a decision analysis ; Weighing the economic evidence : guidelines for critical assessment of cost-effectiveness analyses ; Cost-effectiveness of primary care ; Clinical guidelines : a strategy for translating evidence into practice ; Use of balance sheets in developing clinical guidelines ; Summarizing evidence for clinical use ; Computer aids to clinical practice ; Information at the point of care : answering clinical questions ; Epilogue ; Evidence-based medicine glossary

This book seeks to show the reader how to critically read medical literature, develop new skills of self-learning, better evaluate clinical guidelines, understand the techniques and limitations of cost and outcome assessment and apply these skills to clinical practice.