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The Value of Evidence-Based Practice: Why Crowd Sourcing Is Ineffective When Making Clinical Decisions

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1.  Going to Audiology Happy Hour on Facebook to gather opinions about patient care and clinical decisions is an example of which of the following? Evidence-based practice Meta analysis and systematic review Hive mind and crowd sourcing Treatment and diagnosis

2.  Going to PubMed and finding summaries of published articles germane to your topic of interest is an example of which of the following? Evidence-based practice Meta analysis and systematic review Hive mind and crowd sourcing Treatment and diagnosis

3.  The process of finding, reading, grading, and evaluating studies relevant to a clinical question is an example of which of the following? Evidence-based practice Meta analysis and systematic review Hive mind and crowd sourcing Treatment and diagnosis

4.  In an evidence-based practice approach, which of the following is considered Level 1 (the highest) level of evidence? Meta analysis or systematic review Observational study Case studies Opinions of other clinicians

5.  What type of significance is the most valuable to clinicians when making decisions? Statistical Clinical P-value Scientific