Research Guides: Evidence-Based Medicine: About EBM

What is Evidence-Based Medicine?

Evidence-based medicine is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values.

From: Sackett DL, Straus SE, Richardson WS, et al. (2000). Evidence-based medicine: how to practice and teach EBM. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

CMU EBM Pyramid and Critical Appraisal Worksheet

CMU Critical Appraisal Worksheet

Essential Evidence Plus This link opens in a new window
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This evidence-based resource provides quick, best-evidence summaries and answers to clinical questions concerning symptoms, disease, and treatments. It also includes the drug information resource AHFS DI Essentials, which focuses on an evidence-based foundation for safe and effective drug therapy.