EBM Guidebook

Table of Contents

Title Page

1. Introduction
2. STEP 1: Formulating the Question
   
   1. POEM
   2. PICO
3. STEP 2: Finding the Best Evidence
4. STEP 3: Appraising the Evidence
   
   1. CAMeL General Steps
   2. CAMeL Critical Appraisal Protocols
      
      1. Therapy
      2. Diagnostic Tests
      3. Review Articles
      4. Screening Tests
      5. Prognosis
      6. Causation
5. STEP 4: Preparing an EBM Presentation
   
   1. Protocol for the Presentation
   2. Sample Presentation
6. Overview of Statistics
   
   1. Statistics Without Statistics
   2. Ten Ways to Cheat
7. Glossary of Terms
   Terms marked with an asterisk (*)
   are defined in the Glossary.
References

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V.  STEP 4: Preparing an EBM presentation  (continued)

1. Protocol for the Presentation  (continued)

7. Define for yourself what the work tells you and how it can be applied.
8. Describe how an "ideal" study might be structured to answer the question you posed.

2. Sample Presentation

Sample Evidence Based Medicine Presentation Format
This example is not a complete report on the article cited. The example is meant to serve as a guide for the format and style of your presentation.

EBM Journal Club Presenter(s)' name Date Rotation/Site/Conference   Topic: Drug Therapy and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease

 

1. The Question

1. In a 54-year-old white male who has recently had an MI and who has an LDL of 170
2. Would treating the elevated LDL with an HMG CoA reductase inhibitor
3. As opposed to not treating the patient with a lipid lowering agent
4. Lead to improved survival?

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