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Platt AF. Evidence-based medicine for PDAs: a guide for practice. MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009.
As a librarian for the National Library for Health for England, I was very interested in reviewing a book that supports the delivery of evidence straight to the point of need, at the patient bedside. The book targets health professionals, educators, and students and aims to teach the audience the practical basics of using PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) computers to support evidence-based practice. The key objective is to introduce the use of evidence-based medicine (EBM) as a means of promoting lifelong learning, continuing medical education, and high-quality medical care.
The author spent 20 years compiling this practical resource, which teaches healthcare professionals to use PDAs to find the evidence to answer clinical questions as they arise, quickly and easily, while they are with or close to their patient. A book about technology can become outdated quite quickly. This book is still very useful, however, because it is the
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