Evidence-based Medicine

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Updated December 2011

45 Resources Found

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Title:	Media release. Huge boost for women suffering from PCOS
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	Australian women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will benefit from more effective diagnosis and treatment as a result of new world leading PCOS evidence based guidelines.
Date:	Sep 2011

Title:	HRT in the early menopause: scientific evidence and common perceptions
Publisher:	The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:	Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the first-line and most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms.
Date:	Jul 2011

Title:	Emergency department self-harm presentations clinical audit tool
Publisher:	Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand)
Description:	This tool has been developed to facilitate audit of emergency department care of people presenting with self-harm according to best practice. It focuses on four areas identified as important in evidence-based guidance – access, assessment, discharge and follow-up – evaluating both process and clinical records. All forms required for the audit are included in the tool and can be reproduced for ease of use. A useful preparatory section gives practical advice to assist planning for and conducting the audit.
Date:	Jul 2011

Title:	Teaching critical appraisal skills in healthcare settings
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Critical appraisal involves interpreting information, in particular information within research papers, in a systematic and objective manner. This review looked at whether teaching critical appraisal skills to health professionals led to changes in pr...
Date:	Jun 2011

Title:	Finding independent information on new drugs
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	When a new drug becomes available, prescribers may wish to have independent information to formulate their own opinion about its place in therapy. Information may be in the form of drug monographs or summaries, peer-reviewed articles, clinical guidelines, systematic reviews and clinical evaluations from drug agencies.
Date:	Jun 2011

Title:	The professional pharmacist and the pharmacy business
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	According to current profession-specific standards, Australian pharmacists are expected to be competent in, among other things, the provision of primary and preventive health care. They are often the first healthcare professionals contacted by patients, who they may treat or refer.
Date:	Apr 2011

Title:	Communicable Diseases Network Australia - Conferences
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Communicable Diseases Control conferences are held biennially.
Date:	Feb 2011

Title:	Evidence based practice
Publisher:	CareSearch
Description:	Evidence-based practice is an approach to care that encourages clinicians to use the best available evidence critically applied to the individual patient's circumstances and preferences in clinical practice.
Date:	Aug 2010

Title:	The Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) Strategy Phase three 2010-14 publication
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Strategy builds and communicates an evidence base to support decision making around primary health care, focussed on the priority areas of the National Primary Health Care Strategy.
Date:	Jan 2010

Title:	Unorthodox testing and treatment for allergic disorders
Publisher:	Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:	Unproven allergy testing provides misleading results, delays correct diagnosis and leads to unnecessarily ineffective treatment. These approaches are not regulated in Australia or New Zealand.
Date:	Jan 2010

Title:	Update of evidence for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in asymptomatic men
Publisher:	Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand)
Description:	An evidence-based summary of current New Zealand and overseas evidence to inform best practice in the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in asymptomatic men.
Date:	Nov 2009

Title:	Tailored interventions to overcome identified barriers to change: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Tailored interventions to change professional practice are interventions planned following an investigation into the factors that explain current professional practice and any reasons for resisting new practice. These factors are referred to as barriers...
Date:	Oct 2009

Title:	National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS)
Publisher:	National Health and Medical Research Council,National Institute of Clinical Studies
Description:	Home page of the National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS).
Date:	Jul 2009

Title:	Fad therapies for autism spectrum disorder
Publisher:	Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:	An explanation of fad therapies for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with particular attention to how they usually rely on anti-science or pseudoscience and how they become popular.
Date:	Jun 2009

Title:	Autism spectrum disorder therapies: why the controversy?
Publisher:	Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:	A brief explanation of why parents encounter controversy or conflicting advice about therapies for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Date:	Jun 2009

Title:	Electronic retrieval of health information by healthcare providers to improve practice and patient care
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of health professionals' access to health information on patient care. What is electronic access to health information and who are health professionals? Healthcar...
Date:	May 2009

Title:	Depression: There is a way through it
Publisher:	Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand)
Description:	An evidence-based pamphlet for people wanting to know about depression. It includes a definition of depression, its causes, how it is treated, and what you can do if you think you or someone you know has depression.
Date:	May 2009

Title:	The effects of on-screen, point of care computer reminders on processes and outcomes of care
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	It is known that doctors do not always provide the care that is recommended or according to the latest research. Many strategies have been tried in an attempt to reduce this gap between what is recommended and what is done. A potentially low cost way to...
Date:	Jan 2009

Title:	Heart failure program
Publisher:	National Health and Medical Research Council,National Institute of Clinical Studies
Description:	The management of heart failure emerged as a significant area following NICS consultation with stakeholders and an intensive literature review process. The NICS Heart Failure program was developed to address gaps and improve health outcomes through the early diagnosis and appropriate management of heart failure in Australia.
Date:	Dec 2008

Title:	Controlling complementary medicine claims
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Despite the widespread and increasing use of complementary medicines, few of these products have been evaluated for efficacy or therapeutic equivalence.
Date:	Dec 2008

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