Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to evidence-based practice / Mary Law and Joy MacDermid -- Development of evidence-based knowledge / Winnie Dunn and Jill Ball -- Becoming an evidence-based practitioner / Annie McCluskey, Sally Home, and Lauren Thompson -- Incorporating outcomes measures into evidence-based practice / Joy MacDermid and Susan Michlovitz -- Asking clinical questions and searching for the evidence / Jennie Q. Lou and Paola Durando -- Evaluating the evidence / Joy MacDermid and Mary Law -- Systematically reviewing the evidence / Laura Bradley and Mary Law -- Comparison of forms of evidence : systematic reviews versus clinical practice guidelines, algorithms, and clinical pathways / Joy MacDermid -- Evaluating the evidence : economic evaluations / Diane Watson, Emma Housser, and Maria Mathews -- Strategies to build evidence in practice / Mary Law, Joy MacDermid, and Jessica Telford -- Practice guidelines, algorithms, and clinical pathways / Joy MacDermid -- Communicating evidence to clients, managers, and funders / Linda Tickle-Degnen -- Research dissemination and transfer of knowledge / Mary Law and Jessica Telford -- A knowledge transfer example : getting the word out : disseminating evidence about children with developmental coordination disorder / Cheryl Missiuna, Robin Gaines, and Nancy Pollock.