[Being a GP] [The GP consultation] [Clinical Ethics and Values] [Evidence based health care] [Clinical Governance] [Equality and diversity]

[Management in primary care] [Information technology] [Research and academic activity]     

[Patient Safety Management] [Healthy living] [Genetics] [Acutely ill People] [Children & Young People] [Older Adults] [Women's health] [Men's health]

[Sexual Health] [Cancer & Palliative Care] [Mental Health Problems] [Drugs and Alcohol] [Learning Disabilities] [Respiratory] [Cardiovascular] [Gastroenterology] [Ophthalmology] [Neurology] [ENT & Facial] [Rheumatology and Trauma] [Dermatology] [Metabolic]                    

[Teaching, mentorship and clinical supervision]

Evidence based Health   Direct link to the Evidence based Health curriculum

Material specific for the Nottingham VTS

• How to critically read material: A brief summary of how to approach the task

• Different types of papers: What is a case controlled study and how does it differ for other study designs? This gives an overview of the whole are

• Dictionary: This is a comprehensive dictionary covering many of the types of statistical terms and definitions you are likely to come across

• PowerPoint presentation by Dr Nick Foster on Paper design

• PowerPoint presentation by Dr Nick Foster of Statistics used in Critical reading

Relevant texts and resources

Architecture of health research

• BOWLING A. Research Methods in Health: investigating health and health services Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1998

• CRESWELL J. Qualitative Enquiry and Research Design: choosing among five traditions London: Sage, 1998

• FARMER R, MILLER D, LAWRENSON R. Lecture Notes on Epidemiology and Public Health Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1996

• LIAMPUTTONG RICE P AND EZZY D. Qualitative Research Methods: a health focus Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1999

• SILVERMAN D. Qualitative Research Theory, Method and Practice London: Sage, 1998

Critical reading

• BLAND M AND PEACOCK J. Statistical Questions in Evidence-Based Medicine Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 2001

• CLARKE R AND CROFT P. Critical Reading for the Reflective Practitioner London: Butterworth Heinemann, 1998

• CRITICAL APPRAISAL SKILLS PROGRAM. www.phru.nhs.uk/casp/casp.htm

• DAWES M, DAVIES P, GRAY A, MANT J, SEERS K, SNOWBALL R. Evidence-Based Practice: a primer for healthcare professionals London: Churchill Livingstone, 1998

• GLAZIOU P, IRWIG L, BAIN C, COLDITZ G. Systematic Reviews in Health Care: a practical guide Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001

• GREENHALGH T. How to Read a Paper London: BMJ Books, 2001

• KIRKWOOD B. Essentials of Medical Statistics Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1998

• LANCASTER T. Practising Evidence-Based Primary Care Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 1999

• PEREIRA-MAXWELL F. A–Z of Medical Statistics: a companion for critical appraisal Oxford: Arnold, 2001

• ROBERTS R. Information for Evidence Based Care Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2001

• STRAUSS S, RICHARDSON WS, GLAZIOU P, HAYNES RB. Evidence Based Medicine. How to teach and practice London: Churchill Livingstone, 2005

Ethics and philosophy

• BEAUCHAMP T AND CHILDRESS J. Principles of Biomedical Ethics (5th edn) Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 2001

• CAMPBELL A, GILLETT G, JONES G. Medical Ethics (3rd edn) Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 2001

• MAGEE B. The Story of Philosophy London: Dorling Kindersley, 1998

Change management

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Patient and Public Involvement: a brief overview, 4 November 2004, www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/OrganisationPolicy/PatientAndPublicInvolvement/InvolvingPatientsPublicHealthcare/InvolvingPatientsPublicHealthcareArticle/fs/enCONTENT_ID=4000457&chk=V44bEb   

• LEGER AP AND WALSWORTH-BELL JP. Change Promoting Research for Health Services Maidenhead: Open University Press, 1999

• LOFTS HILLS A, HARVEY G, RYCROFT-MALONE J, et al. Getting evidence in practice: the role and function of facilitators J Adv Nurs 2002; 37(6) (March): 577–88

• MITTMAN BS, TONESK X, JACOBSEN PD. Implementing clinical practice guidelines: social influence strategies and practitioner behaviour change QRB Qual Rev Bull 1992; 18(12): 413–22

• MOULDING N, SILAGY C, WELLER DP. A framework for effective management of change in clinical practice: dissemination and imple-mentation of clinical practice guidelines Qual Health Care 1999; 8(3): 177–83

• PROCHASKA JO, VELICER WF, ROSSI JS, et al. Stages of change and decisional balance for 12 problem behaviours Health Psychol 1994; 13(1): 39–46 ROGERS EM. Diffusion of Innovations London: Free Press, 1983

• SACKETT DL, ROSENBERG WMC, GRAY JAM, HAYNES RB, RICHARDSON WS. Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn’t BMJ 1996; 312(7023): 71–2

• STARFIELD B. Primary Care: balancing health needs, services and technology Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998

• GREENHALGH T AND WORRALL J. From EBM to CSM: the evolution of context-sensitive medicine J Eval Clin Pract 1997; 3(2): 105 4

• DAWES M, SUMMERSKILL W, GLASZIOU P, CARTABELLOTTA A, MARTIN J, HOPAYIAN K, et al. Sicily statement on evidence based practice BMC Med Educ 2005; 5: 1

• MOLD J. Goal-oriented medical care Fam Med 1991; 23 46–51

• VAN WEEL C AND KNOTTNERUS JA. Evidence-based interventions and comprehensive treatment Lancet 1999; 353(9156): 916

• SLOWTHER A, FORD S, SCHOFIELD T. Ethics of evidence based medicine in the primary care setting J Med Ethics 2004; 30(2): 151–5

• LOCKWOOD S. ‘Evidence of me’ in evidence based medicine? BMJ 2004; 329(7473): 1033–5

• PROTHEROE J, FAHEY T, MONTGOMERY AA, PETERS TJ, SMEETH L. The impact of patients’ preferences on the treatment of atrial fibrillation: observational study of patient based decision analysis commentary: patients, preferences, and evidence BMJ 2000; 320(7246): 1380–4

• ROSSER W AND SHAFIR M. Evidence-Based Family Medicine Hamilton: BC Decker, 1998

• SHAUGHNESSY AF, SLAWSON DC, BENNETT JH. Becoming an information master: a guidebook to the medical information jungle J Fam Pract 1994; 39(5): 489–99