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Product Description This manual helps clinicians easily to find the best available evidence to facilitate sound medical decisions. It is the first published compilation of highly relevant InfoPOEMs that the editors believe has the potential to change a clinician's practice. The editors have selected over 300 of the most influential, compelling POEMs, and organized them by topic for easy reference. Each POEM contains:Clinical Question: Poses a question that the study seeks to answer.Bottom line: Summarizes the findings of the research and places these findings into the context with the known information on the topic. The bottom line also is designed to help readers understand how to apply the results. LOE: Each review is given a Level of Evidence indicator. This allows the reader to discern an overall sense of how well the new information is supported.Reference: Displays the citation of the article being reviewed.Study Design: Identifies the procedures of the study (i.e., Meta-Analysis, randomized controlled trial).Setting: Identifies the environment in which the study took place (i.e., outpatient, inpatient).Synopsis: Provides a brief overview of the study design and results, but is not an abstract. The editors have pulled out only the most important information – the materials that readers need to judge the validity of the research and to understand the results.The manual opens with two complementary, original chapters:1) Introduction to Information Mastery which covers the skills physicians need to practice the best medicine.2) An Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine that reviews the key concepts and principles behind this practice model. From the Inside Flap Quickly and easily find the best available evidence to facilitate sound medical decisionsEssential Evidence: Medicine that Matters is a collection of more than 350 of the most influential, compelling InfoPOEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters) available, selected and organized by a panel of some of the world's most recognized leaders in evidence-based medicine.The book begins with two original, complementary chapters that provide a synopsis of some of the key concepts of evidence-based medicine, as well as tips on keeping up with—and finding—the most up-to-date medical news and information available. The remaining chapters are organized by disease category, providing one-page synopses on topics in: cancer; cardiology; caring for infants and children; complementary and alternative medicine; endocrinology; eye, ear, nose, and throat; gastrointestinal problems; gynecology; hematology; infectious diseases; kidney diseases; musculoskeletal problems; neurology; pregnancy care; psychology and substance abuse; respiratory problems; skin diseases; surgery and procedures; systems of care; and urology.The editors have sorted through all of the newest research findings to give physicians and healthcare workers only the most relevant and helpful information they need to care for their patients. Each of these concise, structured, and unbiased POEMs contains:Clinical question: Poses a question that the study seeks to answerBottom line: A summary of research findingsLevel of Evidence (LOE): A rating from 1a (best) to 5 (worst) of how well the study is designed to avoid biasReference: Displays the citation of the article being reviewedStudy design: Identifies the procedures of the study (i.e., meta-analysis, randomized controlled trial, etc.)Setting: Identifies the environment in which the study took place (i.e., outpatient, inpatient)Synopsis: Provides a brief overview of the study design and results, based on the materials readers need to judge the validity of the research and to understand the resultsThese easy-to-follow chapters can be read cover-to-cover or turned to for quick reference with the help of a useful index. A glossary of terms is also included. From the Back Cover Quickly and easily find the best available evidence to facilitate sound