IMED2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Helicobacter Pylori, Observational Error, Peptic Ulcer
26 Mar 2020
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Definition of ebp: the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence* Illuminates accuracy of diagnostic tests: clinically relevant aka patient orientated, highlights the importance of prognostic markers establishes the efficacy and safety of strategies, seeks to understand the patient experience, ebm/ebp disseminated 3 major tenets: A hierarchy of evidence helps us differentiate information more likely to be valid or true: evidence alone is never enough. Anatomy of a good clinical question: (pico: patient, population or problem of interest, what are the patient"s demographics such as age, gender, ethnicity, or what is the/or problem type, e. g. Intervention: (exposure/indicator, diagnostic test, prognostic factor, treatment, what type of intervention is being considered- medication/exercise/rest, e. g. Strength training of painful muscle: comparison, there a comparison treatment to be considered, e. g. another medication, another form of treatment such as exercise, placebo, treatment as usual, or no treatment at all, e. g.
