• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Forward
  • Module Objectives
• Why Is EBM Important?
• Levels of Evidence
  • What Is Evidence?
  • Hierarchy of Evidence
  • Systematic Review
  • Systematic Review of Cohort Studies
  • Summary
• The EBM Process
  • Formulating a Clinical Question
    • Purpose of Clinical Question
    • Types of Clincal Questions
    • The Well-Built Questions: PICO
  • Searching for the Evidence
    • Cochrane
    • PubMed
    • Helpful Tips
  • Critically Appraise, Apply Evidence
• Resources
• Credits
• Return to Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

The EBM Process: Searching for the Evidence
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

• Collection of Systematic Reviews prepared by volunteer “Cochrane reviewers” from all over the world, published and updated by the Cochrane Collaboration.
• Considered a high level of evidence.
• Not inclusive, but has over 4800 systematic reviews.
• Some of the entries are “Protocol” or review in progress but not yet published.