Evidence-based practice across the health professions / by Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett, Chris Del Mar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to evidence-based practice / Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett and Chris Del Mar -- 2. Information needs, asking questions, and some basics of research studies / Chris Del Mar, Tammy Hoffmann and Paul Glasziou -- 3. Finding the evidence / Nancy Wilczynski and Ann McKibbon -- 4. Evidence about effects of interventions / Sally Bennett and Tammy Hoffmann -- 5. Questions about the effects of interventions: examples of appraisals from different health professions / Tammy Hoffmann, John W Bennett, Mal Boyle, Jeff Coombes, Mark R Elkins, Edzard Ernst, Angela Morgan, Lisa Nissen, Claire Rickard, Sharon Sanders, Alan Spencer and Caroline Wright -- 6. Evidence about diagnosis / Jenny Doust -- 7. Questions about diagnosis: examples of appraisals from different health professions / Chris Del Mar, Sally Bennett, Mal Boyle, Jeff Coombes, Mark R Elkins, Angela Morgan, Lisa Nissen, Claire Rickard, Sharon Sanders, Michal Schneider-Kolsky and Jemma Skeat -- 8. Evidence about prognosis / Mark R Elkins -- 9. Questions about prognosis: examples of appraisals from different health professions / Tammy Hoffmann, Marilyn Baird, John W Bennett, Mal Boyle, Jeff Coombes, Mark R Elkins, Lisa Nissen, Sheena Reilly, Claire Rickard and Sharon Sanders -- 10. Evidence about patients? experiences and concerns / Alan Pearson and Karin Hannes -- 11. Questions about patients? experiences and concerns: examples of appraisals from different health professions / Sally Bennett, John Bennett, Mal Boyle, Jeff Coombes, Craig Lockwood, Lisa Nissen, Marie Pirotta, Sharon Sanders and Jemma Skeat -- 12. Appraising and understanding systematic reviews of quantitative and qualitative evidence / Sally Bennett, Denise O?Connor, Karin Hannes and Sue Leicht Doyle -- 13. Clinical practice guidelines / Tammy Hoffmann and Heather Buchan -- 14. Talking with patients about evidence / Tammy Hoffmann and Leigh Tooth -- 15. Clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice / Merrill Turpin and Joy Higgs -- 16. Implementing evidence into practice / Annie McCluskey -- 17. Embedding evidence-based practice into routine clinical care / Ian Scott, Chris Del Mar, Tammy Hoffmann and Sally Bennett.

"An expanded and revised new edition of the respected evidence-based practice (EBP) foundation text. Evidence-based Practice across the Health Professions, 2nd Edition provides health professions students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to become evidence-based clinicians. Years after its 2009 publication, Evidence-based Practice across the Health Professions remains one of the few truly multidisciplinary evidence-based practice textbooks meeting the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in inter-professional courses. Fully revised and expanded, the second edition of this key health textbook picks up where the first left off: demystifying the practice of finding and using evidence to inform decision-making across a range of professions and roles within the healthcare sector. Evidence-based Practice across the Health Professions, 2nd Edition covers an additional three health disciplines - now totalling 12 - and features a new chapter on the important role of organisations in promoting evidence-based practice. Additional new content includes a greater emphasis on reflection, new clinical scenarios and additional examples of systematic reviews. The authors' focused, user-friendly approach helps students understand the importance and implications of evidence-based practice, and addresses the growing importance of collaborative practice and the reality of multidisciplinary health teams in the overall healthcare environment."--Publisher's website.