I. Recognize an information need

II. Formulate the need as a search query 

Select a source from below to:

III.   

Identify the best potential sources from the Rehab Team Site
IV. Establish the best sequence of sources to fill the need

V.  

Modify and then execute the formulated query based on the structure and retrieval mechanisms of each source selected

Handbooks for Patients and Providers

Search the Journal Literature via PubMed

Best Practice Sources (Discussion Lists and News)

VI. Evidence Based Medicine (evaluate and select retrieved documents for clinical care application)   

Healthcare providers need to base their actions on appropriate evidence from health care research whenever possible.  The best Evidence Based Medicine journal articles are original studies of randomized, controlled clinical trials, meta-analyses, or reviews of multiple trials, and clinical practice guidelines. Therefore, when you review the articles you retrieve, look under the methods section of the abstract and/or paper to see if the article meets these EBM criteria.  For Example, the familiar and frequently published case report and opinion paper are not good sources of EBM evidence.