Current Literature Summary

Evidence-based practice collectively involves research evidence, clinician expertise, and patient preference while making health care decisions. Due to health care reform legislation, there is greater emphasis on evidence-based practice as a means for improving the quality, and lowering the cost, of health care. Principles of evidence-based practice must be integrated into athletic training curricula for students to develop the skill set of accessing, understanding, and evaluating research to appropriately apply evidence–based procedures in clinical practice. We will provide brief synopses of current research related to teaching evidence-based practice and discuss possible applications to athletic training.