The American Society of Hematology is pleased to present this online curriculum in evidence-based medicine introducing users to the basic principles and applications of literature-based analysis to medical practice. This curriculum began as a project of the ASH Committee on Optimization of Hematologic Care, and is now supported by the Committee on Training Programs. For further information please contact Mark Smith at ASH headquarters.
Goals and objectives:
- To briefly introduce the user to the concepts of evidence-based medical practice
- To familiarize the user with the terminology of evidence-based medical practice
- To have the user be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of evidence-based medicine
- To use specific examples relevant to the practice of Hematology to illustrate these principles
Please note that this program is not intended to be a comprehensive statistical or didactic course in evidence-based medicine or epidemiology.
Disclaimer:
Although utmost care has been taken to ensure the contents of this curriculum are both complete and reliable, they may not be, and are subject to both revision and expansion based on further research and feedback from users. We have attempted to use Web-based resources in this curriculum, and have recorded the last date at which the links were tested.
Acknowledements:
The contents of this curriculum were developed by Dr. Mark Crowther, Dr. Richard Lottenberg, Dr. Nadia Sutherland and Dr. Roman Jaeschke. Critical review of the curriculum was provided by Dr. Samuel Charache and Dr. Douglas Rizzo. Dr. William Miller, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, contributed to the section on the design of a randomized clinical trial.