The Evidence-Based Medicine web site at
http://www.montana.edu/wwwebm/Home.htm was developed by Robert
J. Flaherty, MD, Swingle Student Health Service, Montana State
University, Bozeman, MT 59717. He is also the Director of the
Montana Area Health Education Center. Now that makes sense to
me, and it seems that EBM has pertinence to any clinical
practitioner in primary health care. At first, I thought that
evidence-based "medicine" did not necessarily sound like
something that would be useful to nurses, but upon investigation
of this web site, I have discovered that it is a very important
resource for nurses and other clinicians as well. Flaherty's web
site is unique in that it zeros in on 26 of the most common
diseases/conditions seen in college health. You'll find topics
ranging from Acne to Women's Health, including a section on
Alternative/Complimentary Medicine! The format of information on
each topic includes: Etiology, Epidemiology, Diagnosis,
Treatment, Monitoring, Prognosis, Prevention, and Patient Ed