Research Guides: RESP 4103: Evidence Based Practice in Respiratory Care: Evidence-Based Practice

Guidelines and Best Practices

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A collection of three databases (CDSR, CENTRAL, and Clinical Answers) that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.

Trip Database
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence, including practice guidelines, to support their practice and/or care
American College Physicians (ACP) Clinical Practice Guidelines
ACP produces "evidence-based clinical practice guidelines," which means our guidelines follow a rigorous development process and are based on the highest quality scientific evidence.
Quality and Patient Safety from AHRQ
Resources from AHRQ to improve patient safety and quality of care.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) is an independent, nonprofit health care improvement organization that is a collaboration of medical groups, hospitals, nonprofit health plans, employers, and consumers.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
An independent panel of non-Federal experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine and is composed of primary care providers that conducts scientific evidence reviews of a broad range of clinical preventive health care services and develops recommendations for primary care clinicians and health systems.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

EBP Learning Module 1: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
Module 1 of 4 of a four-part learning program on evidence-based practice from the NSW Health Department--some information may be specific to Australia, but most is universally applicable.
EBP Learning Module 2: Ask the Question
Module 2 of 4 of a four-part learning program on evidence-based practice from the NSW Health Department--some information may be specific to Australia, but most is universally applicable.
EBP Learning Module 3: Acquire the Evidence
Module 3 of 4 of a four-part learning program on evidence-based practice from the NSW Health Department--some information may be specific to Australia, but most is universally applicable.
EBP Learning Module 4: Appraise, Apply, and Assess the Evidence
Module 4 of 4 of a four-part learning program on evidence-based practice from the NSW Health Department--some information may be specific to Australia, but most is universally applicable.

Patient or Problem - What are the characteristics of the patient? What is the condition or disease about which you are concerned?

Interventions or exposures - What do you want to do with this patient (e.g. treat, diagnose, observe)?

Comparison Interventions (if appropriate) - What is the alternative to the intervention (e.g. placebo, different drug, surgery)?

Outcomes - What do you hope to accomplish, measure, improve, or affect? What are the relevant outcomes (e.g. morbidity, death, complications)?

(from the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta)