COMPONENT 1
Foundations of Population Health
Topic Area 3
Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-Based Practice
Resources
Information for Health Professionals
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, or preventive medications.
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/tools-and-resources-for-better-preventive-care
AHRQ National Guideline Clearinghouse
The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC), an AHRQ initiative, is a publicly available database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Updated weekly with new content, the NGC provides physicians and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers, and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation, and use.
www.guideline.gov/
AHRQ Curriculum Tools
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers several curriculum tools that health care professionals can use to make care safer and improve their communication and teamwork skills.
www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/index.html
Healthy People 2020 Evidence-Based Resources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ODPHP
www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/Evidence-Based-Resources
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
The Cochrane Collaboration. Version 5.1.0. Editors: Julian Pt Higgins and Sally Green.
http://handbook.cochrane.org/
Evidence-Based Public Health Education as Preparation for Medical School
"Population Health Education" theme issue, Academic Medicine. April 2008.
MedEdPORTAL. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
https://www.mededportal.org/icollaborative/resource/773
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of all Americans by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, or preventive medications.
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/tools-and-resources-for-better-preventive-care
AHRQ National Guideline Clearinghouse
The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC), an AHRQ initiative, is a publicly available database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Updated weekly with new content, the NGC provides physicians and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers, and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation, and use.
www.guideline.gov/
AHRQ Curriculum Tools
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers several curriculum tools that health care professionals can use to make care safer and improve their communication and teamwork skills.
www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/index.html
Healthy People 2020 Evidence-Based Resources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ODPHP
www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/Evidence-Based-Resources
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
The Cochrane Collaboration. Version 5.1.0. Editors: Julian Pt Higgins and Sally Green.
http://handbook.cochrane.org/
Evidence-Based Public Health Education as Preparation for Medical School
"Population Health Education" theme issue, Academic Medicine. April 2008.
MedEdPORTAL. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
https://www.mededportal.org/icollaborative/resource/773
Teaching Tools
Module 3: Taking a Preventive History– Evidence Based Prevention
APTR Prevention and Population Health Teaching Module.
www.aptrweb.org/?page=module3
Review of Evidence for Statin Use
Family Medicine Project. Prezi Presentation by Pierre Robichaud.
https://prezi.com/i9xxapkznx04/review-of-evidence-for-statin-use/
Collaborative Learning Activity Utilizing Evidence-Based Medicine to Improve Medical Student Learning of the Lifestyle Management of Obesity
MedEdPORTAL Publications 2016. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10426
An Integrated Practical Evidence-Based Medicine Curriculum, Critical Appraisal: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
MedEdPORTAL Publications 2014. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
https://www.mededportal.org/publication/9835
The Making Evidence Based Medicine Simple Series – Clinical Decision Rule Module
MedEdPORTAL Publications 2013. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
https://www.mededportal.org/publication/9474
Podcast: Does Legislation to Ban Smoking Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Smoking Behaviour?
The Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane Library.
http://www.cochrane.org/podcasts/10.1002/14651858.CD005992.pub3
Podcast: Workplace Interventions for Reducing Sitting Time at Work
The Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane Library.
http://www.cochrane.org/podcasts/10.1002/14651858.CD010912.pub3
The Community Guide: Using Systematic Reviews to Inform Task Force Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/about/UsingSystRev04-19-10.pdf
APTR Prevention and Population Health Teaching Module.
www.aptrweb.org/?page=module3
Review of Evidence for Statin Use
Family Medicine Project. Prezi Presentation by Pierre Robichaud.
https://prezi.com/i9xxapkznx04/review-of-evidence-for-statin-use/
Collaborative Learning Activity Utilizing Evidence-Based Medicine to Improve Medical Student Learning of the Lifestyle Management of Obesity
MedEdPORTAL Publications 2016. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10426
An Integrated Practical Evidence-Based Medicine Curriculum, Critical Appraisal: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
MedEdPORTAL Publications 2014. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
https://www.mededportal.org/publication/9835
The Making Evidence Based Medicine Simple Series – Clinical Decision Rule Module
MedEdPORTAL Publications 2013. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
https://www.mededportal.org/publication/9474
Podcast: Does Legislation to Ban Smoking Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Smoking Behaviour?
The Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane Library.
http://www.cochrane.org/podcasts/10.1002/14651858.CD005992.pub3
Podcast: Workplace Interventions for Reducing Sitting Time at Work
The Cochrane Collaboration. Cochrane Library.
http://www.cochrane.org/podcasts/10.1002/14651858.CD010912.pub3
The Community Guide: Using Systematic Reviews to Inform Task Force Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/about/UsingSystRev04-19-10.pdf
Recommended Readings (5)
The Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) initiative: methods of the EGAPP Working Group
US National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. Recommendations.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2743609/
Evidence-Based Interventions for Preventing Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents
PMC. US National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2916744/
Evidence-Based Best Practices: Smoking Cessation
South Carolina Offering Prescribing Excellence (SCORE).
https://www.sccp.sc.edu/sites/default/files/Smoking%20Cessation%20BPR%20November%202010%20FINAL.pdf
Physicians’ and Patients’ Choices in Evidence Based Practice
British Medical Journal (BMJ). Editorial.
http://pubmedcentralcanada.ca/pmcc/articles/PMC1123314/pdf/1350.pdf
Use of genomic profiling to assess risk for cardiovascular disease and identify individualized prevention strategies – A targeted evidence-based review
Genetics in Medicine. Office Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
http://www.nature.com/gim/journal/v12/n12/full/gim2010129a.htm
US National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. Recommendations.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2743609/
Evidence-Based Interventions for Preventing Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents
PMC. US National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2916744/
Evidence-Based Best Practices: Smoking Cessation
South Carolina Offering Prescribing Excellence (SCORE).
https://www.sccp.sc.edu/sites/default/files/Smoking%20Cessation%20BPR%20November%202010%20FINAL.pdf
Physicians’ and Patients’ Choices in Evidence Based Practice
British Medical Journal (BMJ). Editorial.
http://pubmedcentralcanada.ca/pmcc/articles/PMC1123314/pdf/1350.pdf
Use of genomic profiling to assess risk for cardiovascular disease and identify individualized prevention strategies – A targeted evidence-based review
Genetics in Medicine. Office Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
http://www.nature.com/gim/journal/v12/n12/full/gim2010129a.htm
