The advanced guide carries on where the basic guide finishes and assumes the knowledge and skills contained in the basic guide. This guide is based on the five step process of evidence based medicine - define the problem/question, track down the information, appraise the information, apply the information and evaluate how effective this application of information is. This guide focuses on assisting people to tackle the first three steps.

The issues here are:

• What are you looking for
• How to search
• Where to search
• Validity and Applicability

If you want a more detailed look at these areas than is covered in this guide then try one of the following sites:

• Netting the Evidence provided by the University of Sheffield
• Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine tutorial from the University of North Carolina