"This book comprehensively and concisely examines the complexities related to asking clinical questions, searching for the evidence, appraising and summarizing the evidence, and getting evidence into practice I commend this book to health professionals who are seeking to do the best they can in health care.". Alan Pearson, AM. The Joanna Briggs Institute. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide. In an age of rapidly expanding knowledge, it is crucial for health professionals to stay abreast of the most current evidence-based information when making clinical decisions. Thi.

Systematic review as a basis for evidence-based practice /Susan Salmond and Cheryl Holly -- Steps in the systematic review process / Susan Salmond -- Planning and organizing a systematic review / Cheryl Holly -- Developing clinical questions / Marie K. Saimbert, Jenny Pierce, and Pam Hargwood -- Key principles for searching literature / Marie K. Saimbert -- Conducting searches : search resources and search techniques to maximize search efforts / Marie K. Saimbert [and others] -- Critical appraisal / Susan Salmond -- Systematic review of experimental evidence : meta-analysis / Cheryl Holly -- Systematic review of observational evidence / Cheryl Holly -- Qualitative metasynthesis / Susan Salmond -- Systematic review of economic evidence / Cheryl Holly -- Systematic reviews and evidence-informed health care policy making / David Anthony Forrester, Rita Musanti, and Patricia Polansky -- Using systematic reviews at the point of care / Ronell Kirkley -- Future development of systematic reviews and evidence-based medicine / Jos Kleijnen.