Balance sheets

A tool used in clinical decision-making capturing the benefits, harms, and costs of different interventions. Information to complete the sheet is obtained from data in medical...[ For more details and to view the Webcast, click here.]

Hand searches of published literature (primary sources)

Methods based on a manual review (i.e., page-by-page) of literature sources that report original research (e.g., peer-reviewed journal...[ For more details and to view the Webcast, click here.]

Expert consensus

A formal method used to generate expert collective decisions. The steps in the process are made explicit and could be replicated.

Expert consensus (com...[ For more details and to view the Webcast, click here.]

Decision analysis

A quantitative method for representing and comparing the expected outcomes of management alternatives.

Meta-analysis

A quantit...[ For more details and to view the Webcast, click here.]

Clinical validation-pilot testing/clinical validation-trial implementation period

These methods "test drive" the recommendations in an actual clinical setting. The information obtained durin...[ For more details and to view the Webcast, click here.]

Advanced practice nurses

Professionals qualified by education at an accredited school of nursing and licensed by state law to practice nursing. These individuals have a master's degree or hi...[ For more details and to view the Webcast, click here.]

Effectiveness

Relates to providing care processes and achieving outcomes as supported by scientific evidence.

Patient centeredness

Relates to me...[ For more details and to view the Webcast, click here.]