Evidence flowers: visual summaries of evidence for patients and health professionals
Opeyemi Babatude, Research Associate at Keele University, introduces “Evidence Flowers” as a novel way of providing a visual summary of research evidence.
Tag Archives: evidence-based practice
My OCD story: evidence-based medicine to the rescue!
Karen Morley blogs about her experience of seeking help for her Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and how finding and using Cochrane evidence was a turning point.
From acupuncture to vitamin D: engaging the experts when the evidence is equivocal
Nurse Helen Cowan delves into the Cochrane Library to explore some 'known unknowns', and reflects on what practitioners might do when the evidence is equivocal, and what might bridge the evidence gap.
Being patient with EBM. “Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should” – supporting informed decision-making
Sarah Chapman and Kit Byatt reflect on their discussion about helping an elderly relative decide whether a test and a treatment offered were in her best interests.
Cochrane evidence on catheter washouts: from Twitter to the bedside
We Nurses founder Teresa Chinn reflects on how learning about Cochrane evidence on catheter washouts enabled her to challenge and change her patient's care.
Evidence for everyday practice: a multidisciplinary tweetchat
Catch up with the conversation we had during a multidisciplinary tweetchat with the We Communities, exploring evidence for everyday - how practitioners find and use it, and how it impacts their practice.
Foot care for people with diabetes: prevention of complications and treatment
Sarah Chapman reviews the evidence on foot care for people with diabetes in an article for nurses
Urinary catheters tweetchat: evidence and practice
A summary of our tweetchat with #wenurses on evidence and practice relating to urinary catheters
The problem with sex: is our reluctance to talk about it harming patients?
Introducing Cochrane UK's special blog series #theproblemwithsex, which aims to lift the lid on sex and chronic health conditions
Everyday practice: tried, trusted and tested? Here’s why we need evidence
Established practices may be so familiar that they aren’t questioned. They should be. We consider this here in an area of everyday nursing practice, pressure ulcer management, but hope this will be read in the context of other areas of healthcare.
Meet the Cochrane Trainees and engage in evidence!
In the fourth blog of our new series, Understanding Evidence, our Cochrane Trainees introduce their group and invite you to get involved
Students 4 Best Evidence: new kids on the blog
In the 3rd blog of our Understanding Evidence series, Selena Ryan-Vig introduces Students 4 Best Evidence, a blogging network by and for students interested in evidence-based healthcare