Evidence-Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practice

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UPC:
9781617110214
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
11/15/2013
Author:
Mary Law PhD OT Reg (Ont);Joy MacDermid PT PhD
Language:
english
Edition:
3

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Product Overview

While evidence-based practice (EBP) has greatly influenced rehabilitation in the past decade, it continues to evolve and practitioners need guidance to implement evidence into their practice. Evidence-Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practice, the best-selling text providing step-by-step EBP guidance for rehabilitation professionals, has been updated into an expanded Third Edition.

In Evidence-Based Rehabilitation, Third Edition Drs. Mary Law and Joy MacDermid, along with their contributors, explain evidence-based rehabilitation, the concepts underlying EBP, and build the readers knowledge and skills through specific learning. The text is organized by the steps of the EBP processintroduction to EBP, finding the evidence, assessing the evidence, and using the evidence.

EBP focuses first and foremost on making the best decisions for each client and using the best information available. For many rehabilitation practitioners, building skills in EBP is best done one step at a time. Evidence-Based Rehabilitation helps the rehabilitation student and practitioner develop his or her knowledge and skills to implement evidence-based rehabilitation in practice.

Benefits of the Third Edition:
All chapters have been updated with new information and resources
New chapters about systematic reviews, and knowledge transfer
Extensive guide available with specific student activities and answers for faculty use
Critical review forms included for student usethese forms have been used by practitioners and researchers around the world for 10 to 20 years
Recognition throughout the book that EBP in rehabilitation means bringing together research evidence, clinical reasoning of the therapist and client values and goals
Fits the standard 3-unit course design with 11 to 12 sessions

Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional materials to be used for teaching in the classroom.

Designed and written by an occupational therapist and a physical therapist with extensive research, education, and practice experience, Evidence-Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practice, Third Edition will guide both occupational therapy and physical therapy students and practitioners as they incorporate evidence-based practice into their work.

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