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HUMANA PRESS Evidence-Based Endocrinology 2006 Edition by VICTOR M. MONTORI
Internationally recognized experts, pioneers, and opinion makers in evidence-based medicine (EBM) provocatively recast endocrine policy and practice in the light of EBM philosophy and principles. The authors explain the past, present, and future of EBM; consider its practical implications for endocrinology; demonstrate what the "evidence base" is in EBM; and present illustrative case studies by practicing evidence-based clinicians. Highlights include essays on why cost-effective analyses are problematic, the contrast between clinical investigations and large randomized trials, the role of Cochrane reviews and meta-analyses, and the curriculum requirements for training evidence-based endocrinologists. The New Endocrinologist: Evidence-Based Medicine Meets Endocrine PracticeVictor M. MontoriPart I. Past, Present, and FutureA Short History of Evidence-Based Medicine: Issues for the ClinicianJeanne DalyThe Philosophy of Evidence-Based MedicineGordon H. Guyatt and Jason W. BussePreparing Future Generations of Evidence-Based EndocrinologistsMichael L. GreenPart II. Practicing Evidence-Based EndocrinologyFinding Current Best Evidence in EndocrinologyR. Brian Haynes and Cynthia J. Walker-DilksIntegrating Evidence Into Clinical DiagnosisW. Scott RichardsonSupporting Evidence-Based Endocrine PracticeSteven A. Smith and Geoffrey S. GatesSupporting Patients' Participation in Decision MakingAnnette M. O'Connor, Dawn Stacey, and France LegareIncorporating Evidence Into Health Policy DecisionsEduardo Ortiz and Janelle Guirguis-BlakePart III. Research Evidence for Evidence-Based Endocrine PracticeThe Value of Observational Studies in EndocrinologyL. Joseph Melton IIIClinical Research Center-Based Investigations and Evidence-Based MedicineWilliam L. IsleyThe Value of Systematic Reviews in Endocrinology: The Impact of the Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Review GroupBernd RichterHealth-Related Quality-of-Life Assessment in EndocrinologyElie A. Akl and Holger J. SchunemannDecision Analysis in EndocrinologyEvelyn Mentari and David AronClouded Thinking: The Misguided Use of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and the Implications for Endocrine InterventionsAmiram GafniTranslation Research in Diabetes: Asking Broader QuestionsRussell E. Glasgow, Elizabeth Bayliss, and Paul A. EstabrooksPart IV. Case Studies in Evidence-Based PracticeThe Patient WithType 1 Diabetes and HypoglycemiaYogish C. Kudva, Teck-Kim Khoo, and Peter J. TebbenThe Patient With Medically Complicated ObesityKurt A. KennelThe Patient at Risk for Diabetes: Considering PreventionSarah E. CapesAn Evidence-Based Approach to Type 2 DiabetesRobert K. Semple and Sean F. DinneenPatients With Diabetes Using Alternative MedicineDugald Seely, Edward Mills, and Beth RachlisEvidence-Based Case Studies in OsteoporosisClifford J. Rosen and Sue A. BrownThe Neuroendocrinology of Medically Unexplained Syndromes: The Example of Chronic Fatigue SyndromeJason W. BusseIndex