In the past, I used the abstracts of research papers to determine what the research was about and the results of the study. I naively assumed that abstracts would not be biased; they would not overexaggerate results or make claims that were not fully supported. I didn’t come to these quick conclusions based on ill-intent… Read more
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Evidence-Based Practice and Systematic Reviews – What the SLP Needs to Know
All speech-language pathologists are now aware of the term “evidence-based practice” (EBP) and the pressure to become evidence-based practitioners. However, most of us have zero ideas on how to actually use what the evidence suggests within our clinical setting. I do not know what the current university courses are telling graduate students, but since I… Read more