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Features tutorials on practising and teaching this method of critical appraisal, with glossary of terms and self-evaluation questionnaire. Form the Department of Medicine at Toronto General Hospital, Canada.
http://www.cebm.utoronto.ca/
The Department of Family Practice at Michigan State University presents a web-based course about the evidence-based approach to clinical practice and the management of literature.
http://www.poems.msu.edu/InfoMastery/
A tutorial on basic concepts, including a guide to searching literature and databases. From Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.
http://jeffline.tju.edu/Educatio...rmatics/activities/ebm_info.html
The Medical University of South Carolina, USA, presents definitions, worksheets and case histories to illustrate and practice the principles.
http://www.musc.edu/dc/icrebm/
The University of Virginia School of Medicine presents a guide to using web-based medical search engines, with links to the major resources.
http://healthsystem.virginia.edu...ibrary/collections/ebm/index.cfm
A self-paced tutorial on the principles and processes, designed for healthcare practitioners and students. From the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA.
http://www.hsl.unc.edu/Services/Tutorials/EBM/index.htm
Describes how to estimate a treatment's effectiveness and explains the concepts of risk reduction, and number needed to treat. From the Canadian Medical Association Journal. [English and French]
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/171/4/353?etoc
Explains the use of confidence intervals in testing hypotheses. From the Canadian Medical Association Journal. [English and French]
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/171/6/611?etoc
The American University of Beirut presents a tutorial covering principles, resources, and the critical appraisal process.
http://www.aub.edu.lb/libraries/...dical/ues/cochrane_evidence.html
Provides tutorials and explanations of the principles of critical appraisal, using systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and clinical practice guidelines. From the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
http://www.health.library.mcgill.ca/ebm/
A tutorial on evidence-based medicine designed for clinicians. From the New York Academy of Medicine.
http://www.ebmny.org/ebm/sindex.html
This web site offers information about what systematic reviews are, and how to conduct a systematic review.
http://ssrc.tums.ac.ir/systematicreview/