What is EBM?
EBM stands for Evidence-Based Medicine. You'll also see it referred to as EBP (Evidence-Based Practice). It means combining clinical expertise and values with the best, most current evidence from research to make the best patient care decisions.
EBM Overview
- Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice tutorial (Duke)A great online tutorial with sample case studies & activities to help you understand EBM. (Note that UD does not have all the same databases; see suggested tools on the right side of the page.)
What sources should I use?
Once you have located some sources of potential evidence, how do you determine which to use? Try these downloadable study appraisal checklists: https://www.cebm.net/2014/06/critical-appraisal/
More EBM resources
POEMs
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Top POEMsA free collection of the top 20 research studies addressing a variety of topics selected by expert primary care clinicians.
In-Class Clinical Study Examples
EBM Process
Searching for Grey Literature & Web Resources
Preappraised Research
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews This link opens in a new windowA specialized medical and nursing resource for systematic reviews of evidence, considered the "gold standard" for Evidence Based Practice.
- TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice)Simultaneously searches evidence-based sources of systematic reviews, practice guidelines, and critically-appraised topics and articles.
Research Articles
- PubMedPubMed comprises over 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. *Use this link, (rather than PubMed link you may find by Googling). This link is customized to include UD subscriptions.
- PubMed Clinical QueriesA feature of PubMed that helps clinicians find systematic reviews and other evidence-based articles.
- CINAHL Complete (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature)The authoritative source of information for the professional literature of nursing, allied health, biomedicine, and healthcare.
Mobile Version - PsycInfo/PsycArticlesAn authoritative source for information on psychological literature published by the American Psychological Association.
UD network username & password required for off-campus access. Mobile versions are usually available.
Most resources allow you to also create a customized account to save citations, create email alerts, etc. These accounts, already paid for by the UD library subscriptions, are optional and separate from any UD logins.
Current Awareness Tools
- EvidenceAlertsFree email alerting system that keeps you aware of recent relevant developments in your field. Tailored to meet your own health care interests. Provided by DynaMed Plus and McMaster University's Health Information Research Unit.