RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 “There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something” – asking questions and searching for answers – the evidence based approach
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 34
OP 39
DO 10.1136/adc.2009.161570
VO 95
IS 2
A1 Munib Haroon
A1 Robert Phillips
YR 2010
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/95/2/34.abstract
AB Evidence based medicine (EBM) consists of four separate processes. Asking a clinical questionLocating the evidenceAppraising and synthesizing the evidenceApplying the evidence Most people are familiar with the third step but not so familiar with the first two. Well-designed clinical questions can help clarify in a clinicians mind exactly what information is being sought and also help with the search. This clinical question can be framed around the PICO format. With a well-structured PICO information can then be located in a timely manner using the concept of Haynes's 5 S's and a range of websites including trial registers and meta-search engines.