Evidence Based Medicine

Evidence Based Medicine is the “integration of the best research evidence with our clinical expertise and our patient’s unique values and circumstances.”

Use PICO to formulate your research question & search strategy

P – Patient, population or problem

  - How would I describe a group of patients similar to mine?

I – Intervention

  - Drug, diagnostic test etc. . .

C – Comparative Intervention (optional)

  - Gold standard or other comparison

O – Outcome (optional)

  - Desired result