Evidence-based Information Cycle

I really like the evidence-based information cycle developed by Dr. Robert Hayward, the director of the Centre for Health Evidence.


ASSESS clinical or policy problems and identify key issues;

ASK well-built questions that can be answered using evidence-based resources;

ACQUIRE evidence using selected, pre-appraised resources;

APPRAISE the validity, importance and applicability of evidence that has been retrieved;

APPLY evidence to clinical or policy problems.

(from the Centre for Health Evidence.)