1. In the COPD disease monograph, let's find examples of rating the level of evidence and linking to another EBM resource - Clinical Evidence.

2. While remaining in the BMJ Point of Care resource make certain that you are viewing the COPD disease monograph.

3. Find the Treatment column and select Approach.

Figure 2. COPD disease monograph with the treatment column highlighted.

 

Figure 3. Sample text from the Approach section of the COPD disease monograph.

 

4. Scroll down the page until you see notations such as A Evidence and B Evidence. Note there is C Evidence category but not on this page. When you click on these A, B or C Evidence links, you are provided with more details about the results of the study and about the level of evidence.

 

Figure 4. Pop-up box containing information about the results of the study, the level of evidence and the link to another EBM resource - BMJ Clinical Evidence.

 

5. Furthermore, you have the option to access and read the complete summary in another BMJ evidence based medicine resource called Clinical Evidence. To learn more about Clinical Evidence check out the Clinical Evidence - About Us web page.

Figure 5. Clinical Evidence COPD interventions summary.

 

Task 3 Read the Clinical Evidence review about COPD. In the Non-drug interventions section, specifically the Pulmonary rehabilitation section, are any harms reported? Next scroll up to the top of the screen and click on the Interventions tab to view the full record. In the Clinical Evidence COPD review, how many clinical questions are addressed? Bring the answer to both these questions to class.