Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare: A Practical Handbook for Clinicians [Paperback]

Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare  a Practical Handbook for Clinicians is the first book to reveal the field of Evidence Synthesis, by combining multiple sources of quantitative/qualitative data to derive the best evidence for use in healthcare. Through the use of clearly explained examples and practical explanations, Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare  a Practical Handbook for Clinicians describes the practical tools, techniques, uses and policy considerations of evidence synthesis techniques in modern healthcare practice.

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Evidence Synthesis - Evolving Methodologies to Optimise Patient Care and Enhance Policy Decisions.- Barriers to Evidence Synthesis.- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Clinical Practice.- Diagnostic Tests.- An Introduction to Decision Analysis.- An Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.- Evidence synthesis using Bayesian Belief Networks.-??A Practical Introduction to Meta-Analysis.- Introduction.- A Practical Approach to Diagnostic Meta-Analysis.- Practical Examples of the Application of Decision Analysis in Healthcare.- A Practical Example of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.- Exploring Bayesian Belief Networks Using Netica?.

Prof. Lord Ara Darzi: Head of Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London. He holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London and the Institute of Cancer Research. He is also an honorary consultant surgeon at St Marys Hospital, and the Royal Marsden Hospitals. Between 2007-2009 he held the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords) at the Department of Health. Professor Darzi and his team are internationally respected for their innovative work in the advancement of minimal invasive surgery and in the development and use of allied technologies including surgical robots and image-guided surgery. This work has received international recognition includinlS)