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Downloadable tools for careful learning.

Use the Institute’s first three educational publications to review health claims, prepare research partnerships, and document a plain-language evidence review.

LIBRARY STATUS

Three Institute publications are available now.

Cost: Free PDF downloads.

Use: Personal learning and unmodified institutional discussion.

Professional credit: Publications do not award CE, CEU, CME, academic, or professional credit.

DOWNLOADABLE PUBLICATIONS

Read, print, and apply.

Each publication identifies its purpose, audience, review date, limitations, and responsible contact. These are educational resources, not peer-reviewed research articles or individualized professional advice.

FIELD GUIDEEvidence
LiteracyISO Metrik Institute

Available

Evidence Literacy Field Guide

A practical guide to claims, research questions, study designs, relevance, limitations, transparency, and the five-question evidence check used in EL-101.

Audience: Public, patients, caregivers, students, community members, and professionals
Review date: August 28, 2026
Price: $0

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CHECKLISTResearch
ReadinessISO Metrik Institute

Available

Research Partnership Readiness Checklist

A structured checklist covering the question, public benefit, investigators, institutions, protocol, ethics or IRB pathway, participants, data, funding, registration, and results.

Audience: Investigators, institutions, community organizations, and funders
Review date: August 28, 2026
Price: $0

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WORKSHEETEvidence
ReviewISO Metrik Institute

Available

Plain-Language Evidence Review Worksheet

A reusable worksheet for recording a claim, source, study design, population, comparison, outcomes, effect, limitations, disclosures, applicability, and responsible next step.

Audience: Any learner reviewing a health or research claim
Review date: August 28, 2026
Price: $0

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PUBLICATION STANDARD

What these downloads are—and are not.

These publications are Institute educational resources. They are not represented as peer-reviewed journal articles, systematic reviews, clinical-practice guidelines, regulatory submissions, individualized medical advice, or proof that a product, program, or intervention is effective.

Users should consult the complete underlying research and appropriately qualified professionals. Permission for personal learning or unmodified institutional discussion does not authorize alteration, resale, endorsement claims, accreditation claims, or removal of limitations and source information.

CORRECTIONS & UPDATES

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Send the publication title, page number, questioned statement, supporting source, and requested correction through the Contact Us page. Do not submit medical records or unnecessary personal information.

Updated editions will carry a new review or revision date. Downloaded copies do not update automatically.

CERTIFICATE & CREDIT STATUS

Downloading or reading a publication does not earn a credential.

These publications award no certificate and 0 CE, CEU, CME, academic, or professional credits. The EL-101 course has a separate non-credit completion process.

See EL-101 and the Education Policies.

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