University of Sydney Subject Guides - Evidence Based Practice

Tutorials and web resources

Evidence Based Public Health
Great new tutorial developed by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice.
Evidence based practice for Public Health
Good selection of resources for evidence based practice in public health.
Public Health Information and Data tutorial
A learning tool with useful resources.
Getting evidence into practice in public health (2004)
Produced by Michael P. Kelly, Viv Speller and Jane Meyrick at the Health Development Agency (HDA), London. This publication describes how the HDA has established systems and protocols to develop the evidence base in public health.

Studying a study and testing a test: how to read the medical evidence (2005 ebook)

This ebook by Richard K. Riegelman shows you how to evaluate studies and tests undertaken in primary research.

Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) Resources
School of Public Health guide to evidence based practice resources
Grey Matters: a practical tool for evidence-based searching
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)’s new online resource for grey literature searching - a checklist for evidence based resources to try for on your chosen topic.

For assistance in locating Evidence Based Public Health material, contact Michelle at the Burkitt-Ford Library.

Michelle Harrison
p: 9351 4363
m: 0434 606 905
e: m.harrison@library.usyd.edu.au