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EBM Step by Step

Use PICO to create a clinical question
Identify keywords to search with
Search Cochrane, Pubmed, and/or other resources
How do the results compare?
Can you answer the question?

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Learning about EBM

EBM Overview
Some definitions of EBM
Constructing Well-built Clinical Questions Using PICO
Patient, Population or Problem
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Well-built Clinical Questions
From an EBM Tutorial from Duke & UNC Chapel Hill.
Clinical Questions, PICO, Study Designs
Types of Studies
EBP Tools Summary
A guide to the most important resources for EBP, organized by type of resource. From the UW.
Literature Search
Example of a search in PubMed
PubMed Quick Start
Including:
How do I search PubMed?
Is there anything special for clinical searches?
How do I find systematic reviews?
Can you explain the search results?
How can I get a copy of the article?
How can I save my results?
I retrieved too many citations. How can I focus my search?
I retrieved too few citations. How can I expand my search?
I’m not finding what I need. How does a PubMed search work?
PubMed Online Tutorials
Take them all in order, or pick and choose as needed. Worth spending some time here!
Google Scholar preferences
Set your preferences to have Google Scholar connect with WSU online resources

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WSU WorldCat Search

Indexes, Abstracts and Other Databases

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Medicine at the WSU, Pullman Libraries

The Owen Science and Engineering Library houses some print resources for students and faculty interested in medicine. If you have any questions not answered on the WSU Libraries website, or would like to request a book, journal, conference proceeding or some other resource on this subject, please contact your subject liaison librarian, Linda Crook. For questions about the WSU WWAMI Basic Medical Sciences Program, please see the WSU WWAMI web site. For information on other health information resources provided by the WSU Libraries, please see the subject guides on Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Sciences, or Food Science/Human Nutrition.