David Sackett

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David Sackett (born November 17, 1934) is a Canadian medical doctor and a pioneer in evidence-based medicine.^[1][2] He founded the first department of clinical epidemiology in Canada at McMaster University, and the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine [1]. He well known for his textbook Clinical Epidemiology: A Basic Science for Clinical Medicine.

Contents 1 Education 2 Books 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Education

Sackett obtained his medical degree at the University of Illinois, has a Doctor of Science from the University of Bern and a Master of Science in Epidemiology from Harvard University.^[3]

[edit] Books

• Haynes RB, Sackett DL, Guyatt GH, Tugwell P. Clinical Epidemiology: How to Do Clinical Practice Research, 3rd edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2005.

[edit] See also

• Gordon Guyatt

[edit] References

1. ^ White B (2004). "Making evidence-based medicine doable in everyday practice.". Fam Pract Manag 11 (2): 51–8. PMID 15011482.  Free Full Text.
2. ^ "Evidence-based medicine. A new approach to teaching the practice of medicine. Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group." (1992). JAMA 268 (17): 2420–5. doi:10.1001/jama.268.17.2420. PMID 1404801. 
3. ^ David Sackett. consort-statement.org. Available at: http://www.consort-statement.org/Links/profilesackett.htm. Accessed on: November 14, 2006.

[edit] External links

• David Sackett's website
• Dr. David Sackett - Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
• Profiling the EBM man - Professor Sackett - studentBMJ.com.