EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE RESOURCES

KSOM Family Medicine ClerkshipJuly 2010Emily Brennan, MLIS

Subject Guides

NML homepage → By Subject Evidence-Based Medicine

http://norris.usc.libguides.com/ebm

Family Medicine

http://norris.usc.libguides.com/family-medicine

Mobile Devices

http://norris.usc.libguides.com/mobiledevices

Steps of Evidence Based Medicine

1. ASK. Create a searchable, focused clinical question.

2. ACQUIRE or ACCESS information.

3. APPRAISE your results critically.

4. APPLY results to your patient.

5. ASSESS. Evaluate the effects of Step 4, reformulate and repeat process if necessary.

Evidence Pyramid – Publication Types

Guidelines

Systematic Reviews

Meta-analysisRandomized

Controlled TrialsCohort Studies

Case Control Studies

Case Series

Case Reports

Ideas, Editorials, Opinions

Animal Research

5S Pyramid of Evidence Resources

http://www.henryfordconnect.com/sladen.cfm?id=720#Systems

Evidence Resources

Summaries: Critically-appraised topics and guidelines National Guideline Clearinghouse, ACP Pier, Clinical Evidence

Synopses: Critically-appraised individual journal articles ACP Journal Club

Syntheses: Systematic Reviews DARE, Cochrane, MEDLINE (systematic reviews)

Studies: Original Research MEDLINE (RCTs)

“Best Practices” EBM Assignment

Download from

MedWeb Family Medicine Clerkship Manual

http://medweb.usc.edu/site/clerkships/family_med/fm_orientation_manual.pdf

Year III Student Portal – FM Clerkship tab

http://www.usc.edu/hsc/nml/portals/students/yr3-4.html

Cut and paste completed assignment into Clinical Experience Portfolio (CEP) by 7/25

Turn in the preceptor’s evaluation on 8/12

Questions?

Emily Brennan, MLIS

ebrennan@usc.edu

323.442.1124