editorial: toward evidence-based planning for research

Editorial: Evidence-based medicine.

available evidence of clinical expertise and patient preference in making the best decisions about patient care. This concept represents excellence and is firmly established in the pursuit of best medical practice. It has been applied to almost all subspecialties in medicine including orthopaedics. It is the focus in peer-reviewed journals and discussed in consensus statements of medical societ...

Editorial: Hunting for evidence - a plea for clinical research.

Be honest – what is easier to publish: in vitro or clinical research? But let’s start from the beginning. The “pyramid of evidence” ranks like this: 1a: Systematic reviews (with homogeneity) of randomized controlled trials 1b: Individual randomized controlled trials (with narrow confidence interval) 1c: All randomized controlled trials (or none) 2a: Systematic reviews (with homogeneity) of coho...

TOWARD A DEFINITION COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION IN NURSING: CRITICAL REVIEW OF EVIDENCE

Background & Aims: In recent years the issues surrounding competency-based education (CBE) increased attention and debate among health professionals and the international conferences and pilot projects proposed by a growing number of many of the issues of education magazines Medical critically examined. Because it had not been provided in nursing competency-based framework, providing a comprehe...

Evaluating Senior Nursing Students\' Attitude toward Evidence-Based Practice

Evaluating Senior Nursing Students' Attitude toward Evidence-Based Practice Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki1, 2, Jamileh Farokhzadian3*, Sakineh Sabzvari4 Ÿ Received: 05. 11. 2015             Ÿ Revised: 09. 01. 2016              Ÿ Accepted: 27. 01. 2016 1. PhD...

Comment on Editorial; Best Research for Low Income Countries

Achieving a practical and productive balance in collaborative research between partners from high and lower income countries (North-South Collaborations) requires seeking win-win solutions. This issue requires time to engage each other and to understand each participant’s research priorities and to identify areas of mutual interest. In SACTRC’s experience, key elements include; building researc...

the way toward evidence based nursing