Links
Links for Evidence Based Practice in Healthcare
Additional links to EBP sites can also be found on the EBP page of this website
ASHA Compendium of EBP Guidelines and Systematic Reviews
http://www.asha.org/members/ebp/compendium/
This compendium contains an extensive list of clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews relevant to speech pathology and audiology.
Evidence-Based Practice Briefs
http://www.speechandlanguage.com/ebp-briefs/
Evidence-Based Practice Briefs is a publication that addresses specific clinical questions related to speech pathology practice.
International Centre for Allied Health Evidence
http://www.unisa.edu.au/cahe/Resources/CAT/default.asp
The iCAHE website has a list of critical appraisal tools that can be used in the EBP process.
Stroke Engine
A resource containing 3 websites on the topic of stroke rehabilitation.
StrokEngine provides evidence-based information on stroke topics and interventions to the international stroke rehabilitation community.
StrokEngine Assess which provides evidence-based information on stroke-related assessment tools recommended in the 2010 best practice guidelines for stroke care. StrokEngine Family provides evidence-based information on interventions, useful aids and adaptations, driving post-stroke and other information that people who have experienced a stroke need to know.
Joanna Briggs Institute
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/home.php
An Australian research institute focused on facilitating the implementation of EBP across health domains.
Evidenced-based Communication Assessment and Intervention CAT criteria
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/tebc_cat_criteria.pdf - pdf format
This journal will, over time, become a valuable source of critically appraised papers, topics and systematic reviews.
Internet for Allied Health
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/allied
Provides a tutorial in using the internet for allied health evidence based practice.
Evidence-Based Medicine Online - BMJ
Evidence-Based Medicine surveys a wide range of international medical journals applying strict criteria for the quality and validity of research. Practicing clinicians assess the clinical relevance of the best studies.
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine
Based at Oxford University, UK, this site provides valuable tools and downloads for EBP in health care.
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/index.htm
CRD undertakes reviews of research about the effects of interventions used in health and social care. The centre maintains various databases, provides an enquiry service and disseminates results of research to NHS decision makers.
Health Links - Techniques for Locating Evidence Based Practice Resources
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/howto/ebp
Provides a number of links to resources regarding EBP, including information regarding the terminology used in EBP, overviews of systematic reviews, clinical guidelines and links to tutorials on EBP.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes, quality, cost, use, and access.
The Cochrane Collaboration
The Cochrane Collaboration provides up to date information and systematic reviews on the effects of interventions across the healthcare field.
Links to Discipline Specific EBP Databases
PsycBITE™
This database holds a large catalogue of studies on cognitive, behavioural and other treatments for psychological problems and issues occurring as a consequence of acquired brain impairment (ABI). PsycBITE™ also provides methodological ratings for study types such as randomised controlled trials, non-randomised controlled trials and single case experimental studies
PEDro
This database provides rapid access to the bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Trials on this database have been also been rated for methodological quality to help clinicians quickly discriminate between trials which are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not.
OTseeker
This database contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy. Trials have also been critically appraised and rated to assist clinicians in evaluating their validity and interpretability.