Evidence-Based Medicine in Sherlock Holmes’ Footsteps

描述

Evidence-Based Medicine in Sherlock Holmes’ FootstepsBy: Jorgen Nordenstrom (Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden)
Publication Dates

Pub Date :2007
186 x 123 mm , 7.3 x 4.9 in
Details
104 pages, 30 illustrations

Description
This lively handbook on the fundamentals of Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) leads the reader, step by step, through a process that proceeds from a patient’s medical history, via information searches and critical appraisal of the literature, to recommendations for treatment.
Using a simple four-step approach, the author illustrates how to develop better questions and more effective searches, resulting in objective and clinically relevant information that can be evaluated and implemented in day-to-day practice. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, the famous fictional detectives, assist throughout, drawing parallels between criminal and medical investigation, and simplifying the processes and themes of EBM.

Evidence-Based Medicine in Sherlock Holmes’ Footsteps is a concise, accessible and instructive introduction to EBM for medical students, health care trainees, doctors and allied health professionals, and a valuable resource for anyone wanting to improve their ability to search, access and interpret the wealth of information at the fingertips of today’s medical community.

TopTable of Contents
STEP 1 Formulate an Answerable Question
STEP 2 Information Search
STEP 3 Review of Information and Critical Appraisal
STEP 4 Employ the Results in Your Daily Practice
Deduction, Analysis and Medicine
References
Summary of Information Sources and Search Engines
Internet-Based Spreadsheets
Sherlock Holmes References
List of Illustrations
Recommended EBM Literature
Glossry
Index