Evidence Based Practice is the integration of clinical expertise, patient values and the best available evidence into the decision making process for patient care.
(Sackett, D.L., et al. (2000). Evidence-based medicine: How to practice and teach EBM (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone).
"When using this model to guide clinical decision making, begin your search at the highest possible layer in the 6S model" DiCenso, A,, Bayley, L., & Haynes, R.B. 2009. Accessing pre-appraised evidence
Hierarchy of Studies adapted from Duke University Medical Center Library
Video by James McCormack: 4 minutes 20 seconds