Mark Ebell

Summary

Affiliation: University of Georgia
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Effectiveness of oseltamivir in adults: a meta-analysis of published and unpublished clinical trials
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Fam Pract 30:125-33. 2013
  2. ncbi Top 20 research studies of 2011 for primary care physicians
    Mark H Ebell
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
    Am Fam Physician 86:835-40. 2012
  3. ncbi How long does a cough last? Comparing patients' expectations with data from a systematic review of the literature
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
    Ann Fam Med 11:5-13. 2013
  4. ncbi Impact of age, location, and bicycle style on helmet usage by adults
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, UGA Health Sciences Campus, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Traffic Inj Prev 13:150-4. 2012
  5. ncbi Development and validation of a clinical decision rule for the diagnosis of influenza
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Institute for Evidence Based Health Professions Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    J Am Board Fam Med 25:55-62. 2012
  6. ncbi Diagnosis of appendicitis: part II. Laboratory and imaging tests
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 77:1153-5. 2008
  7. ncbi Diagnosis of anxiety disorders in primary care
    Mark H Ebell
    University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
    Am Fam Physician 78:501-2. 2008
  8. ncbi Screening instruments for depression
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 78:244-6. 2008
  9. ncbi Predicting prognoses in patients with acute stroke
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 77:1719-20. 2008
  10. ncbi Diagnosis of appendicitis: part 1. History and physical examination
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 77:828-30. 2008

Detail Information

Publications65

  1. ncbi Effectiveness of oseltamivir in adults: a meta-analysis of published and unpublished clinical trials
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Fam Pract 30:125-33. 2013
    ..Oseltamivir is widely used for the treatment of influenza. Previous systematic reviews suggest that they reduce complications, but had significant methodologic limitations...
  2. ncbi Top 20 research studies of 2011 for primary care physicians
    Mark H Ebell
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
    Am Fam Physician 86:835-40. 2012
    ....
  3. ncbi How long does a cough last? Comparing patients' expectations with data from a systematic review of the literature
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
    Ann Fam Med 11:5-13. 2013
    ..CONCLUSIONS There is a mismatch between patients' expectations regarding the duration of ACI and the actual duration based on the best available evidence. Efforts to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use should target this discrepancy...
  4. ncbi Impact of age, location, and bicycle style on helmet usage by adults
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, UGA Health Sciences Campus, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Traffic Inj Prev 13:150-4. 2012
    ..Our objective was to describe current patterns of bicycle helmet usage in a university community using a direct observation approach...
  5. ncbi Development and validation of a clinical decision rule for the diagnosis of influenza
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Institute for Evidence Based Health Professions Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    J Am Board Fam Med 25:55-62. 2012
    ..Our objective was to develop and validate a simple clinical decision rule for diagnosis of influenza...
  6. ncbi Diagnosis of appendicitis: part II. Laboratory and imaging tests
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 77:1153-5. 2008
  7. ncbi Diagnosis of anxiety disorders in primary care
    Mark H Ebell
    University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
    Am Fam Physician 78:501-2. 2008
  8. ncbi Screening instruments for depression
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 78:244-6. 2008
  9. ncbi Predicting prognoses in patients with acute stroke
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 77:1719-20. 2008
  10. ncbi Diagnosis of appendicitis: part 1. History and physical examination
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 77:828-30. 2008
  11. ncbi Predicting mortality risk in patients undergoing bariatric surgery
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 77:220-1. 2008
  12. ncbi Procalcitonin-guided treatment of respiratory tract infections
    Mark Ebell
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
    Am Fam Physician 78:756-7. 2008
  13. ncbi How to find answers to clinical questions
    Mark H Ebell
    University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
    Am Fam Physician 79:293-6. 2009
    ..Making use of computer-based information resources can give physicians a framework for answering questions and keeping their practice consistent with the best available evidence...
  14. ncbi Pre-arrest predictors of failure to survive after in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a meta-analysis
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Fam Pract 28:505-15. 2011
    ..Our objective was to perform a systematic review of pre-arrest predictors of the outcome of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in adults...
  15. ncbi Questions asked by physicians as the basis for continuing education needs assessment
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    J Contin Educ Health Prof 31:3-14. 2011
    ..Our goal was to identify the clinical questions that health care professionals have at the point of care and explore whether these questions could be used to drive a needs assessment for continuing education programs...
  16. ncbi A systematic review of clinical decision rules for the diagnosis of influenza
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
    Ann Fam Med 9:69-77. 2011
    ..In this study, we assessed whether multivariate models and clinical decision rules can be used to reliably diagnose influenza...
  17. ncbi AHRQ White Paper: Use of clinical decision rules for point-of-care decision support
    Mark Ebell
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
    Med Decis Making 30:712-21. 2010
    ..CDRs meeting these criteria should be integrated with electronic health records, populating the point score or decision tree with individual patient data and performing calculations automatically to streamline decision making...
  18. ncbi Diagnosis: making the best use of medical data
    Mark H Ebell
    University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30606, USA
    Am Fam Physician 79:478-80. 2009
    ..Many tests are of little value for diagnosing disease, and tests should be ordered only when the results are likely to lead to improved patient-oriented outcomes...
  19. ncbi A systematic review of the history and physical examination to diagnose influenza
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University, East Lansing
    J Am Board Fam Pract 17:1-5. 2004
    ..Although influenza is a commonly encountered condition in primary care, and diagnosis is increasingly important given the availability of new treatments, there has been no systematic review of the evidence on clinical diagnosis...
  20. ncbi Treating adult women with suspected UTI
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 73:293-6. 2006
  21. ncbi Predicting the risk of recurrence after surgery for prostate cancer
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 72:2511-2. 2005
  22. ncbi Outpatient vs. inpatient treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 73:1425-8. 2006
  23. ncbi Computed tomography after minor head injury
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, USA
    Am Fam Physician 73:2205-7. 2006
  24. ncbi Systemic lidocaine or mexiletine for neuropathic pain
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 74:79. 2006
  25. ncbi Predicting short-term risk of stroke after TIA
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 74:1001-2. 2006
  26. ncbi Syncope: initial evaluation and prognosis
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 74:1367-70. 2006
  27. ncbi Diagnosis of migraine headache
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 74:2087-8. 2006
  28. ncbi Humidified air for croup?
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 75:50. 2007
  29. ncbi Predicting postoperative nausea and vomiting
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 75:1537-8. 2007
  30. ncbi Screening instruments for post-traumatic stress disorder
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 76:1848-9. 2007
  31. ncbi Predicting rheumatoid arthritis risk in adults with undifferentiated arthritis
    Eugene Mochan
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Am Fam Physician 77:1451-3. 2008
  32. ncbi Simplifying the language of evidence to improve patient care: Strength of recommendation taxonomy (SORT): a patient-centered approach to grading evidence in medical literature
    Mark H Ebell
    Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI USA E mail
    J Fam Pract 53:111-20. 2004
    ....
  33. ncbi Diagnosing and treating patients with suspected influenza
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 72:1789-92. 2005
  34. ncbi Follow-up after surgically treated breast cancer
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 72:77. 2005
  35. ncbi Antibiotics for acute laryngitis in adults
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 72:76-7. 2005
  36. ncbi A tool for evaluating hypertension
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Fam Pract Manag 11:79-81. 2004
  37. ncbi Strength of recommendation taxonomy (SORT): a patient-centered approach to grading evidence in the medical literature
    Mark H Ebell
    Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA
    J Am Board Fam Pract 17:59-67. 2004
    ..Levels of evidence from 1 to 3 for individual studies also are defined. We hope that consistent use of this taxonomy will improve the ability of authors and readers to communicate about the translation of research into practice...
  38. ncbi Diagnosing pulmonary embolism
    Mark H Ebell
    Fam Pract Manag 11:61-3. 2004
  39. ncbi Suspected pulmonary embolism: evidence-based diagnostic testing
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 69:599-601. 2004
  40. ncbi Strength of recommendation taxonomy (SORT): a patient-centered approach to grading evidence in the medical literature
    Mark H Ebell
    Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Am Fam Physician 69:548-56. 2004
    ..Levels of evidence from 1 to 3 for individual studies also are defined. We hope that consistent use of this taxonomy will improve the ability of authors and readers to communicate about the translation of research into practice...
  41. ncbi Suspected pulmonary embolism: part I. Evidence-based clinical assessment
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 69:367-9. 2004
  42. ncbi Clinical inquiries from the Family Practice Inquiries Network
    John Epling
    Am Fam Physician 68:2340, 2342. 2003
  43. ncbi Evaluating online EBM
    Mark H Ebell
    Fam Pract Manag 10:10; author reply 10. 2003
  44. ncbi Information mastery: integrating continuing medical education with the information needs of clinicians
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan, USA
    J Contin Educ Health Prof 23:S53-62. 2003
    ..Pursuing answers to these questions and answering them with the best available evidence, at the time the answer is needed, may well change the physician's general approach to patient care...
  45. ncbi Treatment of depression by mental health specialists and primary care physicians
    Mark H Ebell
    JAMA 290:1991-2; author reply 1992-3. 2003
  46. ncbi Making decisions at the point of care: sore throat
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Fam Pract Manag 10:68-9. 2003
  47. ncbi Strep throat
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 68:937-8. 2003
  48. ncbi Point-of-care information that changes practice: it's closer than we think
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University, USA
    Fam Med 35:261-3. 2003
  49. ncbi Preoperative evaluation for noncardiac surgery
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 69:1977-80. 2004
  50. ncbi Routine screening for depression, alcohol problems, and domestic violence
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 69:2421-2. 2004
  51. ncbi Acute otitis media in children
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 69:2896-8. 2004
  52. ncbi Choosing between warfarin (Coumadin) and aspirin therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 71:2348-50. 2005
  53. ncbi Antibiotic prescribing for cough and symptoms of respiratory tract infection: do the right thing
    Mark H Ebell
    JAMA 293:3062-4. 2005
  54. ncbi The vitamin E saga: lessons in patient-oriented evidence
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 71:2052, 2054. 2005
  55. ncbi A systematic approach to managing warfarin doses
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Fam Pract Manag 12:77, 79-80, 83. 2005
  56. ncbi Evidence-based adjustment of warfarin (Coumadin) doses
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 71:1979-82. 2005
  57. ncbi Diagnosing rotator cuff tears
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 71:1587-8. 2005
  58. ncbi A tool for evaluating patients with knee injury
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Fam Pract Manag 12:67-8. 2005
  59. ncbi Evaluating the patient with a knee injury
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 71:1169-72. 2005
  60. ncbi Evidence-based initiation of warfarin (Coumadin)
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 71:763-5. 2005
  61. ncbi Delaying antibiotics for respiratory infections
    Mark H Ebell
    Am Fam Physician 71:466. 2005
  62. ncbi Prognosis in patients with upper GI bleeding
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State Universty College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Am Fam Physician 70:2348-50. 2004
  63. ncbi Answering physicians' clinical questions: obstacles and potential solutions
    John W Ely
    Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, 01291 D PFP, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 12:217-24. 2005
    ..To identify the most frequent obstacles preventing physicians from answering their patient-care questions and the most requested improvements to clinical information resources...
  64. ncbi Acute otitis media in children
    Mark H Ebell
    Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, USA
    Fam Pract Manag 11:52-6. 2004
  65. ncbi Obstacles to answering doctors' questions about patient care with evidence: qualitative study
    John W Ely
    Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    BMJ 324:710. 2002
    ..To describe the obstacles encountered when attempting to answer doctors' questions with evidence...