Description |
ix, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
1. Evidence-based practice in primary care: an introduction / Chris Silagy and David Weller -- 2. Getting started: how to set priorities and define questions / Paramjit Gill and Margaret Lloyd -- 3. Tracking down the evidence / Chris Del Mar -- 4. Critical appraisal / Tim Lancaster and Michael Weingarten -- 5. Applying the evidence with patients / Trisha Greenhalgh and Gavin Young -- 6. Screening and diagnostic tests / J. André Knottnerus and Ron A.G. Winkens -- 7. How to assess the effectiveness of applying the evidence / Richard Baker and Richard Grol -- 8. An overview of strategies to promote implementation of evidence-based health care / Andrew D. Oxman and Signe Flottorp -- 9. Identifying and using evidence-based guidelines in general practice / Jeremy Grimshaw and Martin Eccles -- 10. Role of information technology / Michael Kidd and Ian Purves -- 11. Continuing medical education as a means of lifelong learning / Dave Davis and Mary Ann O'Brien -- 12. Integrating research evidence into practice / Andrew Haines and Stephen Rogers -- Appendix 1. Using MEDLINE to search for evidence (Ovid software): some background information and sample searches / Barbara Cumbers and Reinhard Wentz -- Appendix 2. Some further sources of information and resources that facilitate evidence-based practice. Wyatt a |
Summary |
This work is split into two sections. The first discusses how the individual can apply evidence-based medicine in the clinical setting, and the second covers the wider issue of changes in organization and strategy to promote more effective delivery of care within a practice or primary care group. Chapters are written by leading specialists in the field of evidence-based primary care from Australia, the UK and mainland Europe |
Notes |
Previous ed.: 1998 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library) |
Subject |
Clinical medicine.
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Primary Health Care.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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Family Practice.
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Clinical Medicine.
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Author |
Haines, Andrew.
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Silagy, Christopher Allen
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Ebooks Corporation.
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LC no. |
2424000050 |
ISBN |
0727915681 (paperback) |
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9780727915689 |
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