Evidence-Based Clinical Practice: Concepts and Approaches - Softcover

9780750670975: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice: Concepts and Approaches

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750670975 ISBN 13: 9780750670975

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999

Due to recent developments in the healthcare environment, the science of evidence-based medicine has gained momentum and begun to influence practice and health policy. Based on the idea that the busy practitioner needs to learn the evidence-based medicine skills before applying the tools to everyday practice, this succint handbook acquaints the reader with this timely method of problem solving. After reading this text, physicians will be able to more critically read the medical literature, develop new skills of self-learning, better evaluate clinical guidelines, understand the techniques and limitations of cost and outcomes assessment, and apply the aforementioned skills to clinical practice.

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From the Publisher:

The goal of evidence-based medicine is to decrease the knowledge gap between research and practice by interpreting conflicting results and assessing the evidence. The steps involved include precisely defining a patient population, proficiently searching and critically appraising relevant information from the literature, and then deciding whether - and how - to use this information in the treatment of patients. In order to provide readers with an expansive introduction, the authors have included chapters on cost effectiveness in primary care, computer aids to clinical practice, and assessing accuracy of screening and diagnostic tests. This practical text lays the groundwork for understanding the evidence-based approach so that physicians can improve their everyday clinical decision making skills.

About the Author:

Richard A. Deyo: MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Health Services, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle; Head, Section of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle

John P. Geyman: MD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle

Scott D. Ramsey: MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle; Staff Physician, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle

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