
EDUCATION SYLLABUS & SCOPE OF EXAMINATIONS REFERENCE LIST
USER'S GUIDE
Introduction to the Users Guide
GUYATT GH, DRUMMOND R
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guide to the medical literature. JAMA 270(21):2096-2097, 1993.
OXMAN AD, SACKETT DL, GUYATT GH
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guides to the medical literature: I.
How to get started. JAMA 270:2093-2095, 1993.
Therapy:
GUYATT GH, SACKETT DL, COOK DJ
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guide to the medical literature: II.
How to use an article about therapy or prevention, A. Are the results of the
study valid? JAMA 270(21):2598-2601, 1993.
GUYATT GH, SACKETT DL, COOK DJ
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guide to the medical literature: II.
How to use an article about therapy or prevention, B. What were the results and
will they help me in caring for my patients? JAMA 271(1):59-63, 1994.
Diagnosis:
JAESCHKE R, GUYATT GH, SACKETT DL
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guide to the medical literature: III. How to use an article about a
diagnostic test, A. Are the results of the study valid? JAMA 271(5):389-391, 1994.
JAESCHKE R, GUYATT GH, SACKETT DL
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guides to the medical literature: III. How to use an article about a
diagnostic test, B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? JAMA 271(9):703-707, 1994.
Harm:
LEVINE M, WALTER S, HUI L, HAINES T, HOLBROOK A, MOYER V
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guide to the medical literature: IV. How to use an
article about harm. JAMA 271(20):1615-1619, 1994.
Prognosis:
LAUPACIS A, WELLS G, RICHARDSON WS, TUGWELL P
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guides to the medical literature: V. How to use an article
about prognosis. JAMA 272(3):234-237, 1994.
Reviews (Systematic Overviews):
OXMAN AD, COOK DJ, GUYATT GH
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guide to the medical literature: VI.
How to use an overview. JAMA 272(17):1367-1371, 1994.
IRWIG L. TOSTESON ANA, GATSONIS C, LAU J, COLDITZ G, CHALMERS TC, MOSTELLER F.
Guidelines for meta-analyses evaluating diagnostic tests. Ann Intern Med 120:667-676, 1994.
Clinical Decision Analysis:
RICHARDSON WS, DETSKY AS
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guides to the medical literature: VII.
How to use a clinical decision analysis, A. Are the results of the study valid? JAMA 273(16):1292-1295, 1995.
RICHARDSON WS, DETSKY AS
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guides to the medical literature: VII.
How to use a clinical decision analysis, B. What are the results and will they help me in
caring for my patient? JAMA 273(20):1610-1613, 1995.
Clinical Practice Guidelines:
HAYWARD RSA, WILSON MC, TUNIS SR, BASS EB, GUYATT GH
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guide to the medical literature: VIII. How to use
clinical practice guidelines, A. Are the recommendations valid? JAMA 274(7):570-574, 1995.
WILSON MC, HAYWARD RSA, TUNIS SR, BASS EB, GUYATT GH
Evidence-Based Working Group . Users' guides to the medical literature: VIII. How to use
clinical practice guidelines, B. What are the recommendations and will they
help you in caring for your patients? JAMA 274(20):1630-1632, 1995.