These modules are a guide to the UWA approach to answering clinical questions, an evidence based practice approach.
Barriers | Solutions |
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Uncritical acceptance of 'usual practice' | Learn to question dogma |
Failure to recognise and ask clinical questions | Practice recognising and asking clinical questions |
Perceived lack of time | Understanding the resources available to find answers quickly and effectively |
Lack of EBP skills | Learn these EBP skills here |
Lack of access to information resources | The internet removes this barrier - some good quality resources are freely available |
Applying the right answer to the wrong patient | Remember that the final step in EBP is to consider the individual patient, their values, and your practice setting |
Lack of knowledge and support from colleagues for an EBP approach | Explain, teach, and model EBP approach in your practice |
Sackett DL, Rosenberg WM, Gray JA, Haynes RB, Richardson WS (1996) Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't. British Medical Journal 312, 7023: 71-2.