University of South Alabama Biomedical Library

Evidence Based Medicine - 3rd Year Rotations

Summer/Fall Rotations - 2007
Instructors: Judy Burnham email: jburnham@jaguar1.usouthal.edu / phone: 460-6888
Clista Clanton
email: cclanton@bbl.usouthal.edu / phone: 414-8210
Class Handouts: PICO Handout
Class Materials: Class Exercises
Class Presentations: Class (Part 1): Power Point Presentation
Class (Part 2): Power Point Presentation
ROTATION LECTURE SCHEDULE/LOCATION
FAMILY PRACTICE:
Monday, June 30 (8:00-9:30am) FP 3rd floor room 3414
MEDICINE:
Tuesday, July 8 (1:15-2:45pm) Mastin 207
NEUROLOGY:
Monday, June 30 (3:00-4:30pm) Mastin 218
OB/GYN:
TBA - C&W Library Conference Room
PEDIATRICS:
Thursday, July 3 (12:00-1:30pm) C&W Library Conference Room
PSYCHIATRY
Monday, June 30 (1:30am-3:00pm) Baypointe - Admin Conf. Room
SURGERY:
Tuesday, July 1 (8:00-9:30am) Mastin 218

GOALS:
PART I

  • Defining Evidence Based Medicine (EBM).
  • Why EBM it important?
  • How do EBM studies differ from other papers?
  • Defining Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).
  • Why is it important for modern physicians to know and understand CAM?
  • Introduction to clinical practice guidelines, including the National Guidelines Clearinghouse.

    PART II
  • Developing the well built clinical question using PICO (Patient/problem; Intervention/prognostic factor/exposure,    Comparison, Outcomes)
  • Types of questions
  • Types of studies
  • Primary vs secondary resources
  • systematic reviews
  • Meta analysis
  • Evidence pyramid

    POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS:

    PART I - (DOWNLOAD PDF)

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    PART II - (DOWNLOAD PDF)

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    Web address: http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library/ebmclass/rotationsummerfall.htm
    Last Update: 6/23/2008
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