EBM tools
Finding the evidence: a how-to guide
1 - Using PICO to formulate a search question. 2 - Turning search terms into a search strategy. 3 - Turning your search strategy into results (searching pubmed).
Critical Appraisal tools
Critical appraisal worksheets to help you appraise the reliability, importance and applicability of clinical evidence.
Number Needed to Treat (NNT)
The Number Needed to Treat (NNT) is the number of patients you need to treat to prevent one additional bad outcome (death, stroke, etc.).
Likelihood Ratios
The Likelihood Ratio (LR) is the likelihood that a given test result would be expected in a patient with the target disorder compared to the likelihood that that same result would be expected in a patient without the target disorder.
CATMaker
Put the “like” into your likelihood ratios with the CEBM’s CATmaker.
Study designs
This short article gives a brief guide to the different study types and a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages.
SpPin and SnNout
To understand what is meant by the terms SpPin and SnNout, we need to understand the notions of sensitivity and specificity.
PaT Plot tool for randomised trials
This page is about PaT Plot, a software tool for creating graphic depictions of randomised trials.
Glossary
Authors: Katherine Law and Jeremy Howick Welcome to the CEBM Glossary. This is not a comprehensive glossary but it outlines some of the key terms that should be understood in relation to Evidence-Based practice.