EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINESCIENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Public Health ConferenceToronto – May 2014

WHY DO WE NEEDEVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE?For many practical questions there are often no clear-cut answers

Different experts or manuals can give different answers to a question.

Yet, it is important to know which of these answers is the best, the most effective, the safest

When we design our training programs We don't want to use, learn or pass on any harmful or bad techniques or practices.

But how to know what is the right answer?

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINEEBM is a scientific method of integrating practice with reliable evidence or quantitative statistical material from existing literature or research.

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Research

Systematic Reviews• Structured• Evidence Grading• Synthesis of Evidence

Guideline Development• Based on Synthesis of

Evidence• Actions and implications

based on evidence• Grade of evidence leads to

strength of guideline

RED CROSS CURRENT EBM ACTIVITIES

Injury

Global First Aid Reference Centre

(IFRC)

First Aid Evidence Based Network

Collaborative Cross Boarder Research

Group

(SAC)

Local First Aid Programs in Country

(Regulators)

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL40-45 Volunteers6 Sub Councils

First AidCPRNursing and CaregivingAquaticsPreparednessDisaster Health

IFRC DOCUMENT

DOCUMENT GENERAL POINTSSections

First AidResuscitation PsychologyEducation

Target AudienceNational SocietiesCourse and program development staffLeadership volunteersNot targeted at lay public

RESEARCH

Questions

Prioritization

Science Review

Consensus on Science and Treatment

Guidelines

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SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

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GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT

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QUESTIONS?

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THANK YOU

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