Step 4 - Apply

The Centre for Eye Health (CFEH) based at the University of New South Wales provides state-of-the-art eye imaging and visual system diagnostic services to the general community in one location, at no charge.

For Opthalmologists and Optometrists, there are also online cases to assist with use of EBP from a problem-based learning perspective.

• The IMAGE online newsletters are freely available and discuss a key eye condition in each issue from an Optometric perspective.

The Centre for Evidence-based Medicine is comprehensive and has great theoretical information and practical tips on EBP.

There is a range of EBM Tools that cover each step of the EBP Process.

Of specific interest may be:

• The CEBM's own Level of Evidence System

The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is an international non-for-profit institute based in the School of Translational Science, within the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. The general website provides information on evidence-based practice, syntheses using systematic reviews, resources for appraising methodological quality and also has a focus on implementing evidence-based practice.

It has a wealth of resources that are certainly worth a look. A few special mentions include:

This is an excellent student developed Evidence Based Healthcare (EBH) site!! http://www.students4bestevidence.net/ It is supported by the UK Cochrane Centre. Look here for general EBP information, discussion on EBP topics and lots of useful links to other EBP resources. The site also provides information and resources for each of the 5 EBP Process steps: http://www.students4bestevidence.net/categories/.

Development and adoption of Visual Acuity charts based on the “logMAR” principles

APPLICATION OF EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

Example of the development and adoption of Visual Acuity charts based on the “logMAR” principles

REVIEW: Development of visual acuity charts.

WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN OPTOMETRY?

"application of knowledge to decision making in optometric practice"

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE (EBP):

EBP involves

Acquisition and use of:

                        Information skills