ULibraries Research Guides: Evidence Based Practice: Teaching Tools

EBP Tutorials and Teaching Toolkits

JAMAevidence
Using evidence to improve care. An instructional resource from AMA, JAMAEvidence teaches users about concepts fundamental to the practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM), including study design and the “validity, importance, and applicability of claims about the assessment of health problems and the outcomes of health care”. JAMAEvidence includes key texts:
- Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
- The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-based Clinical Diagnosis
- Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience
Updated Monthly.

Statistics

Learn about Statistics:

Statistics: A Brief Overview
PubMed abstract > article free in PMC.

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Winters R, Winters A, Amedee RG.
Statistics: a brief overview.
Ochsner J. 2010 Fall;10(3):213-6.

PubMed PMID: 21603381; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3096219.
Finding and Using Health Statistics
This is a free course about health statistics from the US National Library of Medicine.

Statistics for the Health Sciences by Christine Dancey; John Reidy; Richard Rowe
Call Number: eBook
Medical Statistics: A Guide to Data Analysis and Critical Appraisal by Jennifer Peat; Belinda Barton
Call Number: eBook
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: a Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3E by McMaster University Staff; Gordon Guyatt
Call Number: eBook
See JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods

JAMA sources

JAMAevidence
Using evidence to improve care. An instructional resource from AMA, JAMAEvidence teaches users about concepts fundamental to the practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM), including study design and the “validity, importance, and applicability of claims about the assessment of health problems and the outcomes of health care”. JAMAEvidence includes key texts:
- Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice
- The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-based Clinical Diagnosis
- Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience
Updated Monthly.

more JAMA Series & Resources:

Users' Guide to the Medical Literature (PubMed)
PubMed results for JAMA Users' Guides series.

Users' guides to the medical literature by Gordon Guyatt, editor
Call Number: Eccles Library Reference Office (WB 102 U84 2008 )
Publication Date: 2008
Guyatt's Users' Guides demystifies the statistical, analytical, and clinical principles of evidence-based medicine.

Statistics and Research Methods - JAMA Collection
Most recent content is listed first. The collection includes content published from 1998 forward.

Books & eBooks

EBP related Books & eBooks:

How to Read a Paper by Trisha Greenhalgh
Call Number: eBook (ProQuest)
Publication Date: 2019
Author Trisha Greenhalgh guides readers through each fundamental step of inquiry, from searching the literature to assessing methodological quality and appraising statistics.
How To Read a Paper by Trisha Greenhalgh
Call Number: eBook (ProQuest)
Publication Date: 2014
How to Read a Paper explains how to critically appraise published research and put the evidence-based findings into practice.
Evidence-Based Medicine Toolkit by Carl Heneghan; Douglas Badenoch This bestselling pocket guide to the skills of evidence-based medicine succeeds in demystifying the terminology and processes in a handy and easy-to-follow format, all within the space of 100 pages.
Call Number: Eccles Library Closed Reserve. WB 102 H498e 2006
Publication Date: 2006
Interpreting the Medical Literature by Stephen H. Gehlbach Cut Through the Complexities of Medical Studies! A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE! Enhance your understanding and utilization of the information in medical journals with Stephen Gehlbach's Interpreting the Medical Literature. Written in a clear and entertaining style, this popular guide cuts through the complex language of research studies and makes reading medical publications a rewarding and pleasurable experience. IMPROVE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF VITAL RESEARCH Comprehend medical literature and evaluate the significance of any study Read research reports more quickly and easily Make sense of dense, scientific prose Learn about study design, measurement, statistical analysis, and interpretation Sharpen your analytical skills on current and classic medical studies Reinforce your knowledge of concepts with examples from actual medical literature New to the Fifth Edition: a chapter on how to interpret conflicting studies; expanded discussions of meta-analysis and developing consensus; updated figures and charts
Call Number: W 20.5 G311i 2006 / Eccles Health Sciences Library Books (Main Level)
Publication Date: 2006
PDQ evidence-based principles and practice by McKibbon, Ann
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2009