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“Look-up Conference” A Learner-driven Resident Conference Format Timothy N. Stephens, MD Allen F. Shaughnessy, PharmD Tufts University Family Medicine Residency STFM 41 st Annual Spring Meeting May 1, 2008
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Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: Convert a clinical question into an answerable format using the PICO format List 3 different point-of-care ‘hunting’ tools (evidence review sources) for finding answers to clinical questions Implement a resident conference to develop these skills into a continuing education strategy for residency graduates
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Goals & Objectives ‘Good’ clinical questions Taking time to look for evidence rather than relying on ___ Your own personal learning / Information Mastery system
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Discussion: Describe your current system for information-gathering
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PICO Format: Asking “good” clinical questions
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PICO Format Patient or population Intervention Comparison Outcome Example: Choosing a medication for a 44 yo M with painful diabetic neuropathy
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Drilling for the Best Information Cochrane Library EB Practice Guideline Specialty-specific POEMs Best Evidence Clinical Evidence Clinical Inquiries Textbooks, Up-to- Date, 5-Minute Clinical Consult Usefulness Medline
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Information Sources for the Point of Care Keep in mind the usefulness equation: Usefulness = Relevance x Validity Work
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Levels of Evidence (LOE) Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Oxford) Expert Opinion: LOE = 5 Case Series: LOE = 4 Case Control: LOE = 3b RCT: LOE = 1b Systematic Review with homogeneity LOE = 1a http://www.cebm.net/levels_of_evidence.asp
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Highly Controlled Research Randomized Controlled Trials Systematic Reviews Physiologic Research Preliminary Clinical Research Case reports Observational studies Uncontrolled Observations & Conjecture Effect on Patient-Oriented Outcomes Symptoms Functioning Quality of Life Lifespan Effect on Disease Markers Diabetes Arthritis Peptic Ulcer Effect on Risk Factors for Disease Improvement in markers (blood pressure, cholesterol) Valid Patient- Oriented Evidence Validity of Evidence Relevance of Outcome
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Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT) A. Consistent and good-quality POE Standard LOEs for validity, POE vs DOE for relevance B. Inconsistent or limited-quality POE C. Consensus, usual care, opinion, DOE, case series
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Highly Controlled Research Randomized Controlled Trials Systematic Reviews Physiologic Research Preliminary Clinical Research Case reports Observational studies Uncontrolled Observations & Conjecture Effect on Patient-Oriented Outcomes Symptoms Functioning Quality of Life Lifespan Effect on Disease Markers Diabetes Arthritis Peptic Ulcer Effect on Risk Factors for Disease Improvement in markers (blood pressure, cholesterol) SORT A Validity of Evidence Relevance of Outcome SORT B SORT C
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Group Exercise: Look-up Conference Simulation
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PICO Format Patient or population Intervention Comparison Outcome Example: Choosing a medication for a 44 yo M with painful diabetic neuropathy
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PICO Question PIn patients with painful peripheral neuropathy due to diabetes IWhat treatments are more effective than CPlacebo or no treatment OIn decreasing patient reports of pain and disability?
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www.TRIPdatabase.com
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www.DynamicMedical.com
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www.EssentialEvidencePlus.com
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Recap: Goals & Objectives Participants will be able to: Convert a clinical question into an answerable format using the PICO format List 3 different point-of-care ‘hunting’ tools (evidence review sources) for finding answers to clinical questions Implement a resident conference to develop these skills into a continuing education strategy for residency graduates
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Discussion / Questions
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