How to Form an Answerable Clinical Question Online Tutorial, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical

Tutorial:How to Form an Answerable Clinical QuestionIf you have any questions about this material, please contact the Clinical Effectiveness Education Specialist at x60396.October 17, 2006Learning Objectives• Identify the model to create a well-built Clinical Question• Differentiate between the various Evidence-Based Care Types of Questions / Study Designs• Review Clinical Scenarios There are five steps to providing Evidence-Based Care (EBC):You are here1. ASK = Develop your answerable clinical question2. ACQUIRE = Efficiently find the best evidence3. APPRAISE = Critically evaluate the evidence for its validity and usefulness4. APPLY = Use the results of the appraisal in your clinical practice5. ASSESS = Evaluate your performancendSackett DL, Straus SE,et al. Evidence Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM. 2 Ed. Churchill Livingstone: Edinburgh, 2000. Efficiency is Key• Finding the right information in the most efficient manner is key to successfully practicing evidence-based decision making. • Knowing what key components to use in your search strategy will help you develop that efficiency.• These key components of interest are:– Patient/Population– Intervention/Exposure–Comparison–O utcom e The Well-Built Clinical Question: “PICO” Model• Patient / Population / Problem (among _____)• Intervention / Exposure (does _____)• Comparison (versus ______) • Outcome (affect _______)P = Patient/Population of Interest• Who are ...