What is Evidence-Based Practice?
Evidence-based practice (EBP) refers to the attempt to apply the standards of evidence from medical research to clinical decision-making and other aspects of practice.
You can find a much more thorough explanation at Oxford University's Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.
Click on the image above to access a tutorial about EBP from the library at Duke University.
EBP Databases and other Resources
Quick Search in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews:
List of evidence-based practice resources available either through Library Services or freely available on the web:
- Cochrane Library
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The Cochrane Library (ISSN 1465-1858) is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
- Rehabilitation Reference Center
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An evidence-based clinical reference tool for use by rehabilitation clinicians at the point-of-care. Accessible content includes nearly 200 Clinical Reviews, more than 100 research instruments, information from AHFS on over 11,700 drugs and their manufacturers, more than 9,800 exercise images, and much more.
- PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database
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PEDro contains 45,000 randomized trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines for physiotherapy.
- OT SeekerOT Seeker contains abstracts of occupational therapy-related systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials. OT Seeker rates the trials it indexes.
- MEDLINE Complete
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One of the best sources for scholarly medical information on a huge range of topics. Articles are generally geared toward medical professionals and students.
- CINAHL
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Includes topics such as nursing, consumer health, and alternative medicine. Includes both scholarly and consumer articles.
- CRD DatabasesDatabase list from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Includes a version of DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects).
- TRIP Medical Database
TRIP is a useful evidence-based medicine database. Contains medical images and patient information leaflets as well as article links. Much of what is here can be found full text in Library Services' holdings!
- Yale MeSH Analyzer
Analyzes PubMed IDs looking for MeSH term similarities