Dartmouth Institute for Medical Librarians Lenora Kinzie, MLS Stormont-Vail HealthCare Topeka, KS November 16, 2010
Thank you NN/LM - MCR Professional Development Award 2010
Supporting Clinical Care: An Institute in Evidence-Based Practice for Medical Librarians 3 rd Annual Dartmouth College Stellar Presenters Institutional Need Staff Nursing School Self-serving
Evidence-Based Practice Research Evidence Clinical Expertise Patient Preference and Values Resources Assessment
Steps of Evidence Assess Ask Acquire Appraise Apply Assess
PICO - sometime PICOT Patient/Population Intervention Comparison Outcome Time Frame
A nurse in the ICU asks about the care of patients with head injuries. She’s wondering if elevating the head of the bed 30 degrees will reduce intracranial pressure.
PICO breakdown P – Head injury I – Elevate head-of-the bed 30% C – Elevate / % or not at all O – reduce intracranial pressure T –
Resources TRIP Database Cochrane – Systematic Reviews DARE – Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects Joanna Briggs Institute Clinical Queries (PubMed, CINAHL) CEBM – Centre for Evidence Based Medicine
Finding Evidence Fast - TRIP 1 - Systematic Reviews 2 - Medline – Systematic Reviews Searches PubMed Clinical Queries 3 - Evidence Based Synopses 4 – Guidelines 5 – Medline – Diagnosis, Therapy… Searches PubMed Clinical Queries
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Gray Literature Is produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic format but not controlled by publishers Reports Memoranda Conferences / Association Proceedings Standards Technical Documents
Studies Whoa boy Go girl
So what does this mean in my world? EPIC (Electronic Documentation) Journal Clubs Evidence-Based/Best Practices Research Council Educating Staff/Students Conversation with Faculty/Physicians/Staff IRB Searching Literature