Education and Training Resources in
Technology Assessment and Evidence-Based Medicine

The Why & How of VA TAP's Systematic Review Process
A brief description of the process and questions VA TAP uses to guide the preparation of a VA TAP systematic review.

Health Care Technology Assessment in VA a Primer
Provides a brief overview of the process and practice of technology assessment in VA and how it can improve health care practice and inform health care policy

E-Text on Health Technology Assessment Resources
Provides an in-depth guide on how to carry out and manage the systematic review process from question formulation to search strategy development, information retrieval, and bibliographic management. Includes sections on AHRQ, NLM, FDA, the Sheffield (UK) HTA resources. Also includes sections on Grey Literature, economic information, quality of life studies, and a list of the major HTA organizations and their web sites.

The INAHTA HTA Checklist *
The checklist is intended as a guide both for those who use HTA reports as a source of information and for those who prepare such documents. The checklist includes 17 questions to be considered by those reviewing or preparing an HTA report. Click here to download the checklist (in pdf-format)

The University of Alberta Evidence-based Medicine Tool Kit *

The Critical Component---Formulating the Research Question
Well-formulated research questions coupled with accurate systematic review methodologies guide the review process.

Carefully formulating the question contributes towards:

• defining studies for inclusion and exclusion
• determining the appropriate search strategy to be used
• specifying the data elements that will need to be extracted from each primary study.

Glossary of Technology Assessment Terms