PowerPoint by Dr Amanda Burls, on randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis, described through four real-life examples.
List of suggested, helpful resources from the team at CASP. Including: summaries, critical appraisals, meta-analyses, guidelines & databases.
Video of Dr Ben Goldacre at the TED Talks in 2011. Always entertaining, Ben talks about producing fair clinical trials.
In recent years, especially due to the large scale efforts of the WHO, along with multiple stakeholders including the governments of the affected nations, the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) have come under global spotlight. In January 2013, the WHO published the “Sustaining the drive to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases: second WHO report on neglected tropical diseases”1 which charted the progress achieved in the fight against NTDs.
CRD in York have combined three databases for systematic review, economic evaluations, tech assessments and summaries. It includes all Cochrane reviews and protocols.
A guideline database for those based in the UK, USA, Canada & New Zealand.
Are you unsure of some EBM terms?
Then this site could be for you. It provides definitions and explanations on core EBM concepts.
Would you like to do peer reviews on biomedical literature? Here is a free online course by the Cochrane Eyes & Vision Group.
This free course was designed for doctors and is successful in explaining the basics of evidence-based practice.
This free course, is designed to help users understand the history of drug regulation and the fundamentals of how drugs are approved in the US. We recommend that you register for this Spotlight Session after completing the course, ‘Understanding Evidence-based Healthcare: A Foundation for Action’.
This one hour online module on the core principles of EBM aimed at a wide range of healthcare personnel from GP’s to medical students. To access BMJ learning requires a subscription, although if you have a BMA membership it’s available for free.
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Another 20 minute tutorial from Tim.
The nuts and bolts 20 minute tutorial from Tim.
This new webpage from Cochrane UK is aimed at students of all ages. What is evidence-based practice? What is ‘best available research evidence’? Which resources will help you understand evidence and evidence-based practice, and search for evidence?