- The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) offers an extensive up to date section regarding Evidence Based Practice. This section provides links with WCPT relevant publications, discussion networks, online databases and journals, educational material, clinical guidelines, research methodology guidelines and other related links. LINK
WCPT publications on EBP:
- EBP Overview – LINK
- Reading tips for the clinician: how to tell whether an article is worth reading – LINK
- Reading tips for the clinician: criteria for deciding the quality of an article – LINK
- Reading tips for the clinician: are study results good enough to be generalised? – LINK
Educational Resources
- Comprehensive EBP support – LINK
- Literature searching – LINK
- Critical appraisal resources – LINK
- Online tutorials, articles and publications on EBP – LINK
- Getting published – LINK
- Other publications – LINK
- The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) provides structured information regarding Evidence Based Practice. Through this platform questions such as “what is Evidence-based Practice”, “Why Evidence-based practice is important” are answered in a structured and coherent way. LINK
This platform provides also links and information regarding ways to collect and evaluate evidence relevant to the
clinical practice.
Sources Of evidence LINK
Critical Appraisal tools LINK
- The online library of the University of North Carolina (USA) provides a concise overview of EPB: LINK
In the same webpage there is a link leading to guidelines of implementing the EVP by following a methodology of “5 steps”: LINK