Ann M. Barber, MD, FACP  
     
     
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions


Evidence-based Medicine


Welcome to Journal Club

1. Test your knowledge of Evidence-based Medicine.
http://www.acponline.org/journals/impact/spring2001.htm#Q1

2. Learn about measuring Risk.
The Effectiveness of a Primer to Help People Understand Risk: Two Randomized Trials in Distinct Populations, by Steven Woloshin, MD, MS; Lisa M. Schwartz, MD, MS; and H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH
Annals of Internal Medicine, 20 February 2007; 146(4):256-265

3. Test your knowledge of Risk.
Can patients interpret health information? An assessment of the medical data interpretation test. LM Schwartz, S Woloshin, HG Welch. Med Decis Making 2005; 25:290.
http://mdm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/25/3/290

4. Calculate Critical Appraisal Worksheets for Medical Studies of Therapy, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Etiology, Economics, and Guidelines.
http://www.cebm.net/downloads/worksheets.pdf

5. Find Treatment recommendations from systematic reviews in The Cochrane Library, Great Britian.
http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/cochrane_clsysrev_subjects_fs.html

6. Compare screening recommendations using the National Clearinghouse, NIH, Washington, D.C., USA.
http://www.guideline.gov/compare/compare.aspx
http://www.guideline.gov/

Last updated 3-2-2007