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A guide to understanding and applying the medical literature. It includes: Users' Guides to the Medical Literature; Rational Clinical Examination; Care at the Close of Life; Audio podcasts, critical appraisal worksheets.
The 6S Hierarchy of Evidence
The 6S model focuses on appraised literature. Resources at the bottom of the hierachy have not been appraised. Resources from higher on the hierarchy are critically appraised and the evidence is synthesized and often presented in the policy content of a particular country. This model works very well when researching for answers to therapy questions.
[DiCenso, Bayley and Haynes (2009). ACP Journal Club. Editorial: Accessing pre-appraised evidence: Fine-tuning the 5S model into a 6S model. Annals of Internal Medicine, 151(6):JC3-2, JC3-3.]
Types of Information Used in Medical School
Tips for Learners of Evidence-Based Medicine
- Evidence-Based Medicine. Principles for Applying the Users' Guides to Patient Care JAMA. 2000;284(10):1290-1296 Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, MSc; R. Brian Haynes, MD, PhD; Roman Z. Jaeschke, MD, MSc; Deborah J. Cook, MD, MSc; Lee Green, MD, MPH; C. David Naylor, MD, PhD; Mark C. Wilson, MD, MPH; W. Scott Richardson, MD; for the Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group
- Measures of precision (confidence intervals) CMAJ Sept. 14, 2004; 171 (6) 611-615 Victor M. Montori, Jennifer Kleinbart, Thomas B. Newman, Sheri Keitz, Peter C. Wyer, Virginia Moyer, Gordon Guyatt, for the Evidence-Based Medicine Teaching Tips Working Group
- Measures of observer variability (kappa statistic). CMAJ Nov.23, 2004; 171 (11) 1360-1373 Thomas McGinn, Peter C. Wyer, Thomas B. Newman, Sheri Keitz, Rosanne Leipzig, Gordon Guyatt, for the Evidence-Based Medicine Teaching Tips Working Group
- Research Methodology - Videos from OrthoEvidence Videos about the basics of research design and different types of studies.
Evidence Based Resources Guide
Resources for Evidence-Based Practice
Learn about the core concepts of evidence-based practice and discover resources for developing your skills in EBP.
