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st Annual Meeting of September 5-6, 2020 the Endocrine Society and the Diabetes Association of the R.O.C. (Taiwan)
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OVERVIEW OF EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE JIH-I YEH Department of Family Medicine, Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien County, Taiwan
The application of clinical epidemiology principles to clinical practice is the foundation of evidence-based medicine. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an essential topic in medical school curriculum, resident training program and accreditation of hospitals and training programs. The aims of this talk is to give an overview of levels of evidence pyramid in clinical medicine and the steps to practice EBM. We will focus on the strength of evidence based on randomize controlled trials and meta-analyses. For the steps to practice EBM, we will describe the structure of the PubMed and useful strategies to conduct literature search in PubMed. The strategies include using medical subject headings, title search, and clinical queries.
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