Research Guides: Physical Therapy: Evidence-based Practice

Resources on Evidence-based Practice

Introduction to Evidence-based Medicine
Self-paced tutorial from Duke University Medical Center Library and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library.
Evidence Based Medicine Toolkit - University of Alberta
Includes appraisal tools adapted from the Users' Guides series perpared by the Evidence Based Medicine Working Group published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Links to the Levels of Evidence Table (The Oxford 2011 Levels of Evidence) and many other online EBM resources including the latest research and publications.
Glossary of EBM Terms
From the Centre for Evidence-based Medicine in Toronto.
Levels of Evidence Pyramid and Other Evidence-Based Practice Tools
From the University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries.
Understanding Levels of Evidence
From the Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia
Evidence Based Medicine Guide
From Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries
Pyramid of Resources Tutorial
From Yale University Medical Library

Please see "Find Articles" tab for additional Evidence-based Practice Databases.

Cochrane Library
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Contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making

PEDro
Physiotherapy-evidence database from the Centre for Evidence-based Physiotherapy.
TRIP - Turning Research Into Practice
A clinical search engine designed to find high quality research evidence

DynaMed Plus
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An evidence-based clinical reference tool providing graded overviews and recommendations. Includes general information, epidemiology, etiology & pathogenesis, history & physical, diagnosis, treatment, complications & prognosis, prevention & screening, quality improvement, guidelines & resources, patient information, ICD9/ICD 10 Codes, and evidence-based graded references.

Guide to evidence-based physical therapy practice
Call Number: RM701 .J49 2008
Evidence-based rehabilitation: A guide to practice
Call Number: RM930 .E934 2008
Evidence-based sports medicine
Call Number: RC1210 .E925 2007