Evidence Based Medicine Users Guides - Health Sciences Library

Evidence Based Medicine Users Guides - Health Sciences Library - New York Medical College

Evidence Based Medicine - Users' Guides

The Users' Guides are designed to assist physicians in critically appraising the research literature
in order to make informed clinical decisions.

Users' Guides Interactive Website (password required - call 914-594-4210)

Electronic counterpart to the new classic, "User's Guide to the Medical Literature". Designed and edited by Dr. Robert Hayward, the Users' Guides Interactive are managed by the Centre for Health Evidence (http://www.cche.net) in collaboration with the Evidence based Medicine Working Group and AMA Press/JAMA and Archives Journals.The Users' Guides Interactive include references, links to full text articles, practice and education tips, question-building wizards, searching tools, calculators, worksheets, communications tools, and many other aids to learning, all continually updated online.

The original Users' Guides articles from JAMA:

Link to Article	Full Citation of Original Article
Evidence-based medicine	Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group, Anonymous. Evidence-based medicine. A new approach to teaching the practice of medicine. JAMA 1992 Nov 4;268(17):2420-5.
Why Users' guides?	Guyatt GH, Rennie D. Users' guides to the medical literature [editorial]. JAMA 1993 Nov 3;270(17):2096-7.
I. How to get started	Oxman AD, Sackett DL, Guyatt GH. Users' guides to the medical literature. I. How to get started. JAMA 1993 Nov 3;270(17):2093-5.
II. Therapy or prevention	Guyatt GH, Sackett DL, Cook DJ. Users' guides to the medical literature: II. How to use an article about therapy or prevention: A. Are the results of the study valid? JAMA 1993 Dec 1;270(21):2598-601. Guyatt GH, Sackett DL, Cook DJ. Users' guides to the medical literature: II. How to use an article about therapy or prevention: B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? JAMA 1994 Jan 5;271(1):59-63.
III. Diagnosis	Jaeschke R, Guyatt GH, Sackett DL. Users' guides to the medical literature. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. A. Are the results of the study valid? JAMA 1994 Feb 2;271(5):389-91. Jaeschke R, Guyatt GH, Sackett DL. Users' guides to the medical literature. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? JAMA 1994 Mar 2;271(9):703-7.
IV. Harm	Levine MS, Walter SS, Lee HN, Haines T, Holbrook A, Moyer V. Users' guides to the medical literature: IV. How to use an article about harm. JAMA 1994 May 25;271(20):1615-9.
V. Prognosis	Laupacis A, Wells G, Richardson WS, Tugwell P. Users' guides to the medical literature: V. How to use an article about prognosis. JAMA 1994 Jul 20;272(3):234-7.
VI. Overview	Oxman AD, Cook DJ, Guyatt GH. Users' guides to the medical literature: VI. How to use an overview. JAMA 1994 Nov2;272(17):1367-71.
VII. Decision analysis	Richardson WS, Detsky AS. Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. A. Are the results of the study valid? JAMA 1995 Apr 26;273(16):1292-5. Richardson WS, Detsky AS. Users' guides to the medical literature: VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis: B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? JAMA 1995 May 24-31;273(20):1610-3.
VIII. Practice guidelines	Hayward RSA, Wilson MC, Tunis SR, Bass EB, Guyatt GH. Users' guides to the medical literature. VIII. How to use clinical practice guidelines. A. Are the recommendations valid? JAMA 1995 Aug 16;274(7):570-4. Wilson MC, Hayward RS, Tunis SR, Bass EB, Guyatt G. Users' guides to the medical literature. VIII. How to use clinical practice guidelines. B. What are the recommendations, and will they help you in caring for your patients? JAMA 1995 Nov 22-29;274(20):1630-2.
IX. Method for grading health care recommendation	Method for grading health care recommendation Guyatt GH, Sackett DL, Sinclair JC, Hayward RSA, Cook DJ, Cook RJ. Users' guides to the medical literature. IX. A method for grading health care recommendations. JAMA 1995 Dec 13;274(22):1800-4.
X. Outcomes	Naylor CD, Guyatt GH. Users' guides to the medical literature. X. How to use an article reporting variations in the outcomes of health services. JAMA 1996 Feb 21;275(7):554-8.
XI. Utilization review	Utilization review Naylor CD, Guyatt GH. Users' guides to the medical literature. XI. How to use an article about a clinical utilization review. JAMA 1996 May 8;275(18):1435-9.
XII. Health-related quality of life measurements	Guyatt GH, Naylor CD, Juniper E, Heyland D, Jaeschke R, Cook D. Users' guides to the medical literature. XII How to use articles about health-related quality of life measurements. JAMA 1997 Apr 16; 277(15):1232-7.
XIII. Economic analysis of clinical practice	Drummond MF, Richardson WS, O'Brien B, Levine M, Heyland D. Users' guides to the medical literature. XIII. How to use an article on economic analysis of clinical practice, Part A: Are the results of the study valid? JAMA 1997 May 21;277(19):1552-7. O'Brien BJ, Heyland D, Richardson WS, Levine M, Drummond MF. Users' guides to the medical literature. XIII. How to use an article on economic analysis of clinical practice. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? JAMA 1997 Jun 11;277(22):1802-6.
XIV. Applicability of clinical trial results	Dans AL, Dans LF, Guyatt GH, Richardson WS. Users' guides to the medical literature: XIV. How to decide on the applicability of clinical trial results to your patient. JAMA 1998 Feb 18;279(7):545-9. Applicability of Clinical Trial Results to Primary Care.[Letter] JAMA 1998 Nov 25;280(20):1746 FULL TEXT
XV. Disease probability for differential diagnosis	Richardson WS, Wilson MC, Guyatt GH, Cook DJ, Nishikawa J. Users' guides to the medical literature: XV. How to use an article about disease probability for differential diagnosis. JAMA 1999 Apr 7; 281(13):1214-1219.
XVI. Treatment recommendation	Guyatt GH, Sinclair J, Cook DJ, Glasziou, P. Users' guides to the medical literature: XVI. How to use a treatment recommendation. JAMA 1999 May 19;281(19):1836-1843
XVII. Screening	Barratt A, Irwig L, Glasziou P, Cumming RG, Raffle A, Hicks N, Muir Gray JA, Guyatt GH. Users' guides to the medical literature: XVII How to use guidelines and recommendations about screening. JAMA 1999 Jun 2; 281(21):2029-2034
XVIII. Clinical impact of a computer-based clinical decision support system	Randolph AG, Haynes RB, Wyatt JC, Cook DJ, Guyatt GH. Users' guides to the medical literature: XVIII. How to use an article evaluating the clinical impact of a computer-based clinical decision support system. JAMA 1999 Jul 7;282(1):67-74.
XIX. Applying clinical trial results A. measuring the effect of an intervention on surrogate end points	Bucher HC, Guyatt GH, Cook DJ, Holbrook A, McAlister FA. Users' guides to the medical literature: XIX. Applying clinical trial results A. How to use an article measuring the effect of an intervention on surrogate end points. JAMA 1999 Aug 25;282(8):771-8.
XIX. Applying clinical trial results B. determining whether a drug is exerting (more than) a class effect	McAlister FA, Laupacis A, Wells GA, Sackett DL. Users' guides to the medical literature XIX. Applying clinical trial results B. Guidelines for determining whether a drug is exerting (more than) a class effect. JAMA 1999 Oct 13;282(14):1371-7 Evaluating Clinical Studies of Drug Efficacy.[Letter] JAMA 2000 Mar 1;283(9):1139-1140 FULL TEXT
XX. Integrating research evidence with the care of the individual patient	McAlister FA, Straus SE, Guyatt GH, Haynes RB. Users' guides to the medical literature: XX. Integrating research evidence with the care of the individual patient. JAMA 2000 June 7;283(21):2829-2836.
XXI. Using electronic health information resources in evidence-based practice	Hunt DL, Jaeschke R, McKibbon KA. Users' guides to the medical literature: XXI. Using electronic health information resources in evidence-based practice. JAMA 2000 Apr 12;283(14):1875-79
XXII. Clinical decision rules	McGinn TG, Guyatt GH, Wyer PC, Naylor CD, Stiell IG, Richardson WS. Users' guides to the medical literature: XXII: How to use articles about clinical decision rules. JAMA 2000 Jul 5;284(1):79-84.
XXIII. Qualitative research in health care A. Are the Results of the Study Valid?	Giacomini MK, Cook DJ. Users' guides to the medical literature XXIII. Qualitative research in health care A. Are the Results of the Study Valid? JAMA 2000 Jul 19;284(3):357-362.
XXIII. Qualitative research in health care B. What are the results and how do they help me care for my patients?	Giacomini MK, Cook DJ. Users' guides to the medical literature XXIII. Qualitative research in health care B. What are the results and how do they help me care for my patients? JAMA 2000 Jul 26;284(4):478-482.
XXIV. Clinical manifestations of disease	Richardson WS, Wilson MC, Williams JW, Moyer VA, Naylor CD. Users' guides to the medical literature XXIV. How to use an article on the clinical manifestations of disease. JAMA 2000 Aug 16;284(7):869-875.
XXXV. EBM: Principles for applying the users' guides to patient care	Guyatt GH, Haynes RB, Jaeschke RZ, Cook DJ, Green L, Naylor CD, Wilson MC. Users' guides to the medical literature: XXV. Evidence-based medicine: Principles for applying the users' guides to patient care. JAMA 2000 Sep 13;284(10):1290-1296. JAMA Patient Page - Medical Research: Finding the Best Information (PDF)