Evidence-Based Endocrinology

The New Endocrinologist: Evidence-Based Medicine Meets Endocrine Practice Victor M. Montori Part I. Past, Present, and Future A Short History of Evidence-Based Medicine: Issues for the Clinician Jeanne Daly The Philosophy of Evidence-Based Medicine Gordon H. Guyatt and Jason W. Busse Preparing Future Generations of Evidence-Based Endocrinologists Michael L. Green Part II. Practicing Evidence-Based Endocrinology Finding Current Best Evidence in Endocrinology R. Brian Haynes and Cynthia J. Walker-Dilks Integrating Evidence Into Clinical Diagnosis W. Scott Richardson Supporting Evidence-Based Endocrine Practice Steven A. Smith and Geoffrey S. Gates Supporting Patients’ Participation in Decision Making Annette M. O’Connor, Dawn Stacey, and France Légaré Incorporating Evidence Into Health Policy Decisions Eduardo Ortiz and Janelle Guirguis-Blake Part III. Research Evidence for Evidence-Based Endocrine Practice The Value of Observational Studies in Endocrinology L. Joseph Melton III Clinical Research Center-Based Investigations and Evidence-Based Medicine William L. Isley The Value of Systematic Reviews in Endocrinology: The Impact of the Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Review Group Bernd Richter Health-Related Quality-of-Life Assessment in Endocrinology Elie A. Akl and Holger J. Schünemann Decision Analysis in Endocrinology Evelyn Mentari and David Aron Clouded Thinking: The Misguided Use of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and the Implications for Endocrine Interventions Amiram Gafni Translation Research in Diabetes: Asking Broader Questions Russell E. Glasgow, Elizabeth Bayliss, and Paul A. Estabrooks Part IV. Case Studies in Evidence-Based Practice The Patient WithType 1 Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Yogish C. Kudva, Teck-Kim Khoo, and Peter J. Tebben The Patient With Medically Complicated Obesity Kurt A. Kennel The Patient at Risk for Diabetes: Considering Prevention Sarah E. Capes An Evidence-Based Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Robert K. Semple and Sean F. Dinneen Patients With Diabetes Using Alternative Medicine Dugald Seely, Edward Mills, and Beth Rachlis Evidence-Based Case Studies in Osteoporosis Clifford J. Rosen and Sue A. Brown The Neuroendocrinology of Medically Unexplained Syndromes: The Example of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Jason W. Busse Index