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Resources
for Evidence-Based Practice
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The following
list is a representative sample of the types of resources
available to you on the Internet. It is possible to find web
sites for very specific information, discipline, setting or
diagnosis.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-Based Practice Program: "Synthesizing scientific evidence to improve quality and effectiveness in health care."
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American Occupational Therapy Association Evidence-Based Practice Resources (Members Only)
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Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Evidence-Based Practice Resources (Members only)
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The Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE): "documentation of outcomes of occupational therapy intervention."
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The Cochrane Collaboration (Library): "preparing, maintaining and promoting
the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of health care interventions."
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Evidence-Based Medicine Resource Center (New York Academy of Medicine): "contains references, bibliographies, tutorials, glossaries, and on-line databases to guide those
embarking on teaching and practicing evidence-based medicine."
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Evidence-Based Medicine Tool Kit: "this is a collection of tools for identifying, assessing and applying relevant evidence for better health care decision-making, adapted
from the Users' Guides series prepared by the Evidence Based Medicine Working Group and originally published in the Journal of the American Medical Association."
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Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy: "this Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy Web-portal has been designed in partnership with international colleagues to provide strategies,
knowledge and resources to aid occupational therapists in finding out about and using evidence."
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National Guideline Clearinghouse: "a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines."
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NRI Center for Mental Health Quality and Accountability: "explores the issues surrounding, and activities related to, the adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs)."
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OT CATS (Critically Appraised Topics): "contains CATS and critically appraised papers (CAPS) focusing on occupational therapy interventions."
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