1. EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE SCIENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL Public Health Conference Toronto – May 2014

2. WHY DO WE NEED EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE?  For many practical questions there are often no clear-cut answers  Different experts or manuals can give different answers to a question.  Yet, it is important to know which of these answers is the best, the most effective, the safest  When we design our training programs  We don't want to use, learn or pass on any harmful or bad techniques or practices.  But how to know what is the right answer?

3. EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE EBM is a scientific method of integrating practice with reliable evidence or quantitative statistical material from existing literature or research. @ Canadian Red Cross 20143 Research Systematic Reviews Structured Evidence Grading Synthesis of Evidence Guideline Development Based on Synthesis of Evidence Actions and implications based on evidence Grade of evidence leads to strength of guideline

4. RED CROSS CURRENT EBM ACTIVITIES Injury Global First Aid Reference Centre (IFRC) First Aid Evidence Based Network Collaborative Cross Boarder Research Group (SAC) Local First Aid Programs in Country (Regulators)

5. SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL  40-45 Volunteers  6 Sub Councils  First Aid  CPR  Nursing and Caregiving  Aquatics  Preparedness  Disaster Health

6. IFRC DOCUMENT

7. DOCUMENT GENERAL POINTS  Sections  First Aid  Resuscitation  Psychology  Education  Target Audience  National Societies  Course and program development staff  Leadership volunteers  Not targeted at lay public

8. RESEARCH QuestionsPrioritization Science Review Consensus on Science and Treatment Guidelines MONTH DAY, YEARTITLE OF THE PRESENTATION8

9. SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS MONTH DAY, YEARTITLE OF THE PRESENTATION9

10. GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT MONTH DAY, YEARTITLE OF THE PRESENTATION10

11. QUESTIONS?

12. THANK YOU MONTH DAY, YEARTITLE OF THE PRESENTATION12