FSU-Daytona Beach

Presenter: Dan Van Durme, MD Objectives: This workshop will provide participants with a hands-on learning experience. Participants will learn about evidence based medicine by learning what resources are best for evidence based clinical decision making and they will also locate these resources on the computer and PDA. Participant Learning Objectives: Knowledge • Define evidence based medicine incorporating patient values with clinical experience and current best research • Describe levels of evidence, and at least two models of LOE • Distinguish between meta-analysis, systematic reviews, review articles, and original research articles in terms of rigor • Describe the five step model of practicing evidence based medicine • Describe the concept of drilling down to find the best answers to clinical questions quickly • Relate the practice of EBM to lifelong learning • Describe the Cochrane collaboration/library and a systematic review • Define POEM and describe an Info POEM • List several EBM subscription databases and tools • Define clinical practice guideline Skills • Translate a clinical scenario into a PICO formatted clinical question • Use quality resources and databases to seek out answers to the clinical question to include: -Essential Evidence Plus (PDA and Web) -Clinical Evidence (PDA and Web) -DynaMed (PDA and Web) -National Guidelines Clearinghouse (web) ACP PIER (web) -Cochrane, ACP Journal Club and DARE in OVID Attitudes • Appreciate the value of practicing EBM as a means of lifelong learning