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2. Identifying a relevant research question

3. Types of Research Questions Background Foreground Knowledge gaps & learning need vary Depending on level of expertise

6. Background Questions General Knowledge about a disorder Has two essential components a question root with a verb (what, when, how, why) a disorder What causes pheocromocytoma When do patients with HIV develop AIDS Understanding the condition

7. Foreground Questions Ask for specific knowledge about managing patients with a disorder Dealing with the condition

8. Foreground Questions Ask for specific knowledge about managing patients with a disorder Dealing with the condition

9. 4 elements of a well built foreground question 1.Patient, problem or population describe the patient 2.Intervention a cause, a prognostic factor, a treatment, an exposture, a test etc.) be specific in asking which main intervention you are considering

10. 4 elements of a well built foreground question 3. Comparison intervention (optional) be specific in asking main alternative intervention 4.Outcomes what do you hope to accomplish or what could this exposure really affect?

11. P P I I C C O O Patient, problem or population Interventio n Comparison Outcome The Acronym

12. P P I I C C O O Patient, problem or population Interventio n Comparison Outcome The Acronym