The Evidence-based Practice Workbook is an ideal tool for use by GPs, medical specialists and other healthcare professionals to learn the concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP). Practical and interactive, this workbook provides simple methods to help health professionals find and use the best evidence to answer clinical questions, developing their skills in: asking clinical questions searching for answers discriminating good from poor information and research using the answers to make clinical decisions. This attractive, colour workbook provides a clear explanation of EBP skills and concepts. Written by internationally respected authors, this expanded and updated edition has been developed from evidence-based practice workshops run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Queensland and Oxford, and contains information and exercises to help health professionals learn how to use EBP in their clinical practice.

The Evidence-based Practice Workbook is an ideal tool for use by GPs, medical specialists and other healthcare professionals to learn the concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP). Practical and interactive, this workbook provides simple methods to help health professionals find and use the best evidence to answer clinical questions, developing their skills in:* asking clinical questions* searching for answers* discriminating good from poor information and research* using the answers to make clinical decisions.This attractive, colour workbook provides a clear explanation of EBP skills and concepts. Written by internationally respected authors, this expanded and updated edition has been developed from evidence-based practice workshops run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Queensland and Oxford, and contains information and exercises to help health professionals learn how to use EBP in their clinical practice.

Note from the authors ivAcknowledgements ivIntroduction to this workbook vHow to use this workbook viPart 1: Introduction to evidence-based practice 1What is evidence-based practice? 3Some evidence-based cases 14Part 2: The steps in evidence-based practice 19EBP Step 1: Formulate an answerable question 21EBP Step 2: Track down the best evidence 39EBP Step 3: Critically appraise the evidence 71EBP Step 4: Apply the evidence 133Part 3: Further critical appraisal exercises 141Critical appraisal of studies for a prognosis question 143Critical appraisal of studies for a diagnostic test accuracy question 161Part 4: Reflections and further information 175How am I doing? Diary of a reflective practitioner 177Useful sources of evidence 182Further reading 185Glossary 186Answers to quizzes and appraisals 191Endpiece 198Index 199