The Medical Librarians Manual for Teaching Evidence-Based Practice

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This practical guide for medical librarians in hospitals and universities provides a framework and the guide for effectively instructing and mentoring clinicians in the philosophy and methodology of evidence-based practice (EBP).

This manual provides:
- A background history of EBP and its evolution in the clinical setting
- Fundamental aspects of the Population, Intervention, Comparison or Control, Outcome (desired or of interest) Time period (PICO(T) )question as well as the various types of question formats you may encounter
- Methods to teach search strategies based on the PICO(T)question
- Information on how to teach critical appraisal of different study designs to clinicians
- Ideas for continuing education opportunities within your institution for EBP including Immersions, and gamification.
- The skills necessary to ensure that EBP in your facility considers a diverse and inclusive voice in the evidence.

Evidence-Based Practice is a key component of education and progressive skill sets in the clinical setting. Librarians in hospitals and universities are in a unique position to teach EBP to the next generation of students, and this is the book that can help them do that.

Author Bio

Joseph Burt is director of the Erie VA Medical Library in Pennsylvania. He has been a member of the Evidence-based Practice committee since 2018. He is the first Veterans Affairs Librarian to earn the Fuld National Institute EBP certification offered at The Ohio State University College of Nursing. He received his masters degree in library science from Indiana University Purdue Urbana Indianapolis and a BS in Religion from Liberty University.