Abstract
High-quality clinical practice requires veterinarians to stay abreast of new research and integrate relevant findings into patient care. Clinicians can achieve this goal using evidence-based practice (EBP), the stepwise process of integrating best research evidence into existing clinical decision-making processes. This article provides explanations and recommendations for performing key steps of the EBP process, with a focus on issues the exotic animal practitioner might encounter. Key areas of discussion include the development of focused PICO questions, types of literature and search strategies, and basic clinical epidemiology principles, including chance error, bias, confounding, and generalizability.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 737-748 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2017 |
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Keywords
- Clinical epidemiology
- Evidence-based medicine
- Evidence-based practice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Small Animals
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Practical Application of Evidence-Based Practice. / Giuffrida, Michelle.
In: Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice, Vol. 20, No. 3, 01.09.2017, p. 737-748.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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