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Based on the popular courses run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford, and written by leading figures working in the field of evidence-based medicine, this workbook provides papers appropriate for the study of geriatric medicine.
List of contents
Session 1: Part A: Therapy
Section 1: Hypertension
Section 2: Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Part B: Asking answerable clinical questions
Session 2: Part A: Diagnosis (ferritin)
Part B: Searching the evidence-based journals
Session 3: Part A: Prognosis (post-stroke seizure)
Part B: Introduction to the CATMaker software
(optional)
Session 4: Part A: Harm (calcium antagonists)
Part B: Searching the primary literature
Session 5: Part A: Systematic reviews (stroke unit)
Part B: Searching the Cochrane Library
Session 6: Part A: Presentations
Part B: Surfing the Net
Session 7: Part A: Presentations
Part B: Feedback and celebration
Appendix Glossary of terms
Review of study designs
Extracts from Evidence-based MedicineTutor's Guide
About the author
Sharon E. Straus, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Summary
Based on the popular courses run by the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford, and written by leading figures working in the field of evidence-based medicine, this workbook provides papers appropriate for the study of geriatric medicine.
