What is EBP?
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values.
Sackett DL, Straus S, Richardson W, Rosenberg W, Haynes R. Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM, New York: Churchill-Livingstone. Inc; 2000.
Three intertwined circles showing the three different parts that make EBP
EBP Overviews
- AHRQ Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC) ReportsProvides access evidence reports, comparative effectiveness reviews, technical briefs Technology Assessment Program reports, and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force evidence syntheses issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Centers.
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Oxford University)Critical appraisal worksheets, calculators, CATmaker, examples and explanations
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (University of Toronto)Critical appraisal worksheets
Steps of Evidence-Based Practice
Figure showing the 5As which are the 5 steps of EBP
Other helpful Nutrition documents from the Academy
- Evidence Analysis LibraryThe Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Food and Nutrition Research Resource (EAL)
- USDA Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL)The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL) is an entity that specializes in conducting systematic reviews (SRs) to inform Federal nutrition policy and programs.