Evidence-based Decisions and Economics

The need for evidence-based decisions that take account of both effectiveness and economics is greater now than ever. Using case studies and illustrative examples throughout the authors describe how the activities and outputs of evidence synthesis, systematic review, economic analysis and decision-making interact within and across different spheres of health and social policy and practice.
Expanding on the first edition the book now covers approaches to evidence synthesis that combine economics and systematic review methods in the applied fields of social welfare, education and criminal justice, as well as health care. Written by economists and health services researchers closely involved in developing evidence-based policy and practice it showcases current state-of-the-art methodology and will be an invaluable read for all policy-makers and practitioners using evidence to inform decisions, analysts conducting research to support decisions and students discovering the need for evidence-based decisions to incorporate economic perspectives and evidence.

Evidence-Based Chronic Pain Managemen

A genuine evidence-based text for optimum pain relief in various chronic conditions
* Contributes an important advance in the practice of pain management providing the information on which to build more coherent and standardised strategies for relief of patient suffering
* Answers questions about which are the most effective methods, AND those which are not effective yet continue to be used
* Includes discussion of the positive and the negative evidence, and addresses the grey areas where evidence is ambivalent
* Written by the world's leading experts in evidence-based pain management this is a seminal text in the field of pain

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 

An issue of orthopeic clinics

Articles inlcude: Definition and Principles, Evidence-Based Orthopaedics: Is it possible? Conflict of Interest and Orthopaedic Publications, SPRINT Trial, Clavicle fractures, Intracapsular femur neck fractures, SPORT trial: Spinal stenosis, Cervical spondylotic myelopathy – anterior vs posterior approaches, Total disc replacement vs Fusion, Flexible constructs for spinal fusion, DVT prophylaxis in adult reconstruction, Hip resurfacing – what is the evidence, Graft selection/type in ACL surgery, LEAP Trial, BESTT Trial, SPORT trial: Lumbar disc herniations, SPORT trial: Degenerative spondylolisthesis.

Evidence-Based Medicine

Evidence- based medicine. Medical ghostwriter, Clinical trials with surprising outcomes, Consensus (medical), Dynamic treatment regimes, Evidence- based design, Evidence- based medical ethics, Evidence- based management, Evidence- based pharmacy in developing countries, Evidence- based policy, Medical guideline, Evidence- based practice, Hospital accreditation, Medical algorithm, Nocebo, Policy- based evidence making, Quality control, Source criticism

Il destino di Arianna 

Manuale per l'uso critico delle linee guida

Per prendere le decisioni cliniche, assistenziali e organizzative, i professionisti della sanità devono sapersi orientare nel labirinto delle informazioni prodotte dalla ricerca e dal progresso tecnologico, avvalendosi di risorse quali le linee guida, le revisioni sistematiche o i report di Health Technology Assessment. Tuttavia, se non si hanno competenze sufficienti a comprenderli a fondo, la tentazione di abbandonare la guida fornita da tali documenti può divenire irresistibile. Questo libro desidera fornire ai clinici un supporto per la lettura e la valutazione critica delle linee guida, per poterle ricercare, interpretare e utilizzare nella pratica, e affinché non siano destinate, come Arianna, all’abbandono.

The Evidence Base of Clinical Diagnosis 

The theory and Methods of Diagnostic Research 2nd Edition

This unique book presents a framework for the strategy and methodology of diagnostic research, in relation to its relevance for practice. Now in its second edition The Evidence Base of Clinical Diagnosis has been fully revised and extended with new chapters covering the STARD guidelines (STAndards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies) and the multivariable analysis of diagnostic data. With contributions from leading international experts in evidence-based medicine, this book is an indispensable guide on how to conduct and interpret studies in clinical diagnosis. It will serve as a valuable resource for all investigators who want to embark on diagnostic research and for clinicians, practitioners and students who want to learn more about its principles and the relevant methodological options available

Attenti alle bufale... e ai mandriani

Come usare la evidence-based medicine per difendersi dai cattivi maestri

Nella terza edizione... Come sono fatte le riviste scientifiche? Come si prepara e come si legge un rapporto di Health Technology Assessment? Come interpretare una revisione sistematica? Come difendersi dal drug spamming? E molto altro ancora...

L’EBM sulle orme di Sherlock Holmes

Il parallelismo fra "mondo clinico" e "mondo dei detective" è stimolante e Sherlock Holmes è qualcosa di più del prototipo dell'investigatore moderno: è un archetipo di intelligenza applicata e di metodo scientifico, valido in molte circostanze e nei contesti più svariati. Assolutamente perfetta è perciò l'idea di proporre Holmes come compagno di viaggio attraverso i meandri della Evidence-based Medicine. L'analogia con il lavoro di indagine e lo stile confidenziale rendono la lettura del testo molto agevole e l'EBM ne esce al contempo attraente e semplice. Presentazione dell'edizione italiana di Claudio Rapezzi, prefazione di Paul Glasziou, traduzione e postfazione di Maurizio Marceca

Oltre lo specchio

Quanto si può credere agli articoli che riportano i risultati della ricerca clinica? Scritto da clinici per i clinici, questo testo si propone l’obiettivo di formare nel lettore quel nucleo di conoscenze, tecniche e abilità necessario per sfuggire alle trappole e agli equivoci che una lettura ingenua degli articoli che riportano trial clinici può comportare

Evidence - Based Manual Medicine

Offer your patients expanded options for musculoskeletal relief with the help of this innovative new resource on manual medicine. Experienced teachers and physicians show you exactly how to apply patient-focused, basic palpatory diagnostic and manual treatment procedures to achieve optimal outcomes and enhance patient comfort.

Come sapere se una cura funziona

Come facciamo a sapere se un certo farmaco o una certa terapia funzionano? Le prove cliniche sono affidabili e realmente imparziali? La ricerca in corso è veramente focalizzata sui reali bisogni dei pazienti? Queste e molte altre le questioni di attualità che vengono sollevate e chiarite nelle pagine del libro. Una panoramica rigorosa sulla ricerca clinica di oggi, che mette in luce le numerose e significative ricadute sulla pratica quotidiana dell'assistenza al malato.

Evidence-based medicine

Giunto alla sua terza edizione, lo storico volume di Dave Sackett e collaboratori si propone come un'efficace risposta alle critiche più comuni sulla praticabilità dell'EBM. Il lettore è accompagnato passo dopo passonell'applicazione del metodo, in "tempo reale" e in un'ampia varietà di contesti clinici.

Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor

Evidence-based Sports Medicine

Evidence-Based Medicine in Sherlock Holmes' Footsteps

Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit 

This bestselling pocket guide to the skills of evidence-based medicine succeeds in demystifying the terminology and processes in a handy and easy-to-follow format, all within the space of 100 pages.
With an improved layout, this second edition of Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit offers more up-to-date guidance as well as new sections on important areas of research.
New features of this second edition include:
- A box for each major database showing how to search the evidence, and highlighting the differences between them
-Flow charts for different study types
New critical appraisal sections on qualitative research and economic evaluation
Expanded list of EBM resources on the net.
With these added features to make the job easier, the new Toolkit is now an even better companion for all health care professionals using evidence-based methodology in their research and practice

Pinocchio e la scienza

Come difendersi da false credenze e bufale scientifiche

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