Teaching and Training in EBM
- JAMA Evidence This link opens in a new windowJAMAevidence is an instructional resource from the American Medical Association that is intended to teach about concepts fundamental to the practice of evidence-based medicine. It is meant to help decision makers identify the best available evidence by providing guides to the systematic consideration of the validity, importance, and applicability of claims about the assessment of health problems and the outcomes of health care.
- Training Modules for the Methods Guide for Medical Test ReviewsTo familiarize new investigators with the methodological framework and guidance outlined in the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews, AHRQ has created these training modules for faculty engaged in educating investigators and clinicians interested in systematic review methods for medical tests.
- Training Modules for the User’s Guide for Developing a Protocol for Observational Comparative Effectiveness ResearchResearchers from the Effective Health Care Program's DEcIDE Network authored the user's guide, which identifies best practices for designing observational CER studies and standardizes the review of study protocols with checklists in each chapter. Topics in this user's guide include developing study objectives and questions, study design, data sources, and analysis.
- Training Modules for the Systematic Reviews Methods GuideDue to greater interest in comparative effectiveness research and a desire to expand capacity to conduct Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, AHRQ has produced training modules to familiarize new investigators with the methodological framework and guidance outlined in AHRQ's Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.
Journal Club Article Sources
- AHRQ's EPC Evidence-Based ReportsThese reports provide comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions and new health care technologies and strategies. The EPCs review all relevant scientific literature on a wide spectrum of clinical and health services topics. EPCs also produce technical reports on methodological topics and other types of evidence synthesis-related reports.
- ECRI Instititue LibraryBrowse by General Topics, Clinical Specialties, Care Settings, or Roles.
- JAMA Evidence This link opens in a new windowJAMAevidence is an instructional resource from the American Medical Association that is intended to teach about concepts fundamental to the practice of evidence-based medicine. It is meant to help decision makers identify the best available evidence by providing guides to the systematic consideration of the validity, importance, and applicability of claims about the assessment of health problems and the outcomes of health care.
- Southern California Evidence-based Practice CenterThe Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC), located at RAND, was established in 1997. The EPC is designated by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as one of 12 centers in North America to produce evidence reports.
Curriculum Tools
- AHRQ Curriculum ToolsAHRQ offers several curriculum tools that health care professionals can use to make care safer and improve their communication and teamwork skills. Information on these tools is provided here.
Evidence Summaries
- Effective Health Care Program Evidence SummariesSearch for "Current State of the Evidence" by type or topic.