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2006 Healthcare Information Technology Conference - Session 2
Description
"Evidence-based Medicine: From Research to Practice"
Friday, February 3, 2006 - 8:00am-4:00pm
Marriott
Hotel, Rt 128 & 3A (One Mall Road), Burlington, MA |
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Session 2 Description:
"On-line Demonstration: Searching for Practical Knowledge"
Hands-On Session Will Show Where to Find Solid Evidence |
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Concrete guidance on where to find medical evidence will be offered
through the "On-line Demonstration: Searching for Practical
Knowledge" session at the Consortium’s February conference
on "Evidence-Based Medicine: From Research to Practice." The
information provided will complement conference discussions about
the management of medical evidence and whether it makes a difference.
Len Levin, MS LIS, MA, AHIP, Manager of Educational Programs
at the Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical
School, will show where to find evidence on the Internet, based
on what is good and free information. Clifford Goldsmith, MD,
managing consultant with Microsoft Consulting Services Healthcare
Practice, will moderate the presentation.
Levin will discuss the various databases accessible at institutions
as well as free databases.
Some of the free databases access full-text articles, while others
provide abstracts, with the option of purchasing the full article,
he said. Levin will focus on the following free resources:
PubMed has a feature that helps in searching for good evidence,
according to Levin. In 12 million citations, a search could come
up with a thousand listings, but the special tools help bring up
material that has evidence behind it.
Levin will demonstrate how to evaluate the evidence within the
free resources.
"When you find something, even using these special tools,
you still have to determine the level of evidence it offers," said
Levin. "The Gold Standard would be an article based on randomized
controlled trials, as opposed to a case study. Some have larger
sets than others – 1,400 as opposed to 40, for example."
The National Guideline Clearinghouse evidence is graded, and Levin
will recommend that the grading be taken into account when conducting
a subject search.
"Consider who did the grading and who is the author," he
said, giving as an example practice guidelines for treating a knee
problem. In this scenario, one might expect an article from the
National Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons to be more inclined to
recommend an invasive procedure than an article from the American
College of Rheumatology.
"There’s a lot of accessible information, but not a lot of
it has solid evidence behind it," said Levin. "What I
will show is how to target that small bit; where in the massive
amount of material available the usable material can be found."
For further information on any of our conferences and events,
please contact Jerilyn Heinold, Director of Education, via
e-mail. If you would like information on exhibiting opportunities
for this or other events, please contact Arleen Coletti, Director
of Member & Exhibiting Services via
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