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Objectives Participants will be able to: Distinguish between the clinical and educational information landscape Identify new resources to include in personal information search strategy Find curricular and assessment materials Use a reference management system
What are your current tools and approaches?
The challenge You have been tasked with revitalizing the wellness curriculum at your institution over the next year to minimize resident burnout.
What is already known? What information is available in the biomedical literature? What information is available in the education literature, including other professions? What educational materials are available, including instruments?
Keep in mind Searches “scholarly literature” across multiple disciplines and sources, including theses, books, meeting abstracts and articles Searches the full-text of some journal articles and books Cited by data The value of looking beyond the fold The advanced search feature
Keep in mind…. Includes citations for 600+ journals, dissertations, reports, lesson plans, etc. Covers all education levels, including professional education Includes limits for publication type, education level and audience
Web of Science Includes citations for 12,000+ journals, conference proceedings and meeting abstracts Presents “cited by” data Covers social science across 55 disciplines Provides an array of filters including funding agencies and research groups
Other literature resources to consider Scopus CINAHL PsycINFO Sociological Abstracts Best Evidence in Medical Education (BEME)
Keep in mind To access many of the materials you need to create an account Includes DREAM (Directory and Repository of Educational Assessment Measures) and Index of Health Professions Education Assessments Available at:
Other resources for questionnaires, tests and surveys Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
Other valuable resources in your information landscape: Your medical librarian Twitter: – Ex: #meded, #foamed… Podcasts – Ex: KeyLIME (Key Literature in Med Ed