PHAR1821 Lecture Notes - Evidence-Based Medicine, Evidence-Based Practice, Electronic Body Music
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Week 1 information sources for pharmacists (evidence based practice) Distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary resources. Develop a suitable search strategy for an enquiry. Gain an understanding of how to grade evidence. Have an awareness of key types of evidence the conscientious, explicit and judicious (showing good judgment) use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. An approach to decision making in which the clinician uses the best scientific evidence available, in consultation w/ the patient, to decide upon the option which suits the patient best. The practice of ebm req the integration of individual clinical expertise + w/ the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research & our patient"s unique values and circumstances. Ebp careful & meticulous use of up-to-date evidence in the decision-making process regarding individual patient care integrates individual clinical expertise w/ the best available clinical evidence obtained from systematic research.
