Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: Essentials of Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

Evidence-Based Medicine. From the popular Users' Guides series in JAMA come two state-of-the-art books edited by Drs Gordon Guyatt and Drummond Rennie, with contributions from more than fifty of the most renowned evidence-based medicine (EBM) educators and practitioners in the world. As the culmination of nearly two decades of teaching and research, both of the Users' Guides to the Medical Literature provide the most detailed yet clinician-friendly exposition of the concepts necessary to use the medical literature to solve patient problems. Explore both text and CD-ROM of Users' Guides to the Medical Literature to learn: Why framing the right question is so important How to find and distinguish between strong and weak evidence What's needed to critically appraise the best evidence How to weigh the risks and benefits that precede medical management decisions How to individualize evidence to each patient The Essential EBM Toolkits. Together with the practical glossary, index, appendix of calculations, and laminated quick reference cards, each Users' Guides to the Medical Literature book and CD-ROM constitutes a comprehensive toolkit to support a clinical rounds presentation on evidence-based medicine. CD-ROM (included FREE with either text). Fully hyperlinked and searchable text and graphics Organized, classified, and coded to support electronic outlining, content filtering, and full-text searching Alternative content organizations allow for nonlinear learning experiences Free Access to Interactive Web Site With your purchase of the Users' Guides, you also get an initial free trial subscription to the Users' Guides Interactive Web site at www.usersguides.org . This interactive Web site includes the full text of Users' Guides, alternative browsing paths, references that are hyperlinked to NLM PubMed entries, collections of tips and reminders, interactive worksheets, and additional case scenarios. The Users' Guides Interactive