Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine (EBVM) combines clinical expertise, the most relevant and best available scientific evidence, patient circumstances and owners' values.
The resources in this guide discuss:
- Asking a well-formed clinical question
- Includes Patient; Population; Problem; Intervention; Comparison Intervention; Outcome; Question Type; Publication Type; plus species, breed, sex, etc.
- This question format is called PICO or PICOTT+
- Acquiring the best available scientific research
- Appraising the sources' quality, validity, and applicability
- Applying the answers to specific cases
- Assessing if the evidence improved patient care
