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EVIDENCE-BASED
MEDICINE RESOURCES
KSOM Family Medicine Clerkship
July 2010
Emily Brennan, MLIS
Subject Guides
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NML homepage → By Subject
 Evidence-Based Medicine
 http://norris.usc.libguides.com/ebm
 Family
Medicine
 http://norris.usc.libguides.com/family-medicine
 Mobile
Devices
 http://norris.usc.libguides.com/mobiledevices
Steps of Evidence Based Medicine
1.
ASK. Create a searchable, focused clinical
question.
2.
ACQUIRE or ACCESS information.
3.
APPRAISE your results critically.
4.
APPLY results to your patient.
5.
ASSESS. Evaluate the effects of Step 4,
reformulate and repeat process if necessary.
Evidence Pyramid – Publication Types
Guidelines
Systematic
Reviews
Meta-analysis
Randomized
Controlled Trials
Cohort Studies
Case Control Studies
Case Series
Case Reports
Ideas, Editorials, Opinions
Animal Research
5S Pyramid of Evidence Resources
http://www.henryfordconnect.com/sladen.cfm?id=720#Systems
Evidence Resources
Summaries: Critically-appraised topics and guidelines
 National Guideline Clearinghouse, ACP Pier, Clinical
Evidence
Synopses: Critically-appraised individual journal articles
 ACP Journal Club
Syntheses: Systematic Reviews
 DARE, Cochrane, MEDLINE (systematic reviews)
Studies: Original Research
 MEDLINE (RCTs)
“Best Practices” EBM Assignment
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Download from
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MedWeb Family Medicine Clerkship Manual
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http://medweb.usc.edu/site/clerkships/family_med/fm_orientat
ion_manual.pdf
Year III Student Portal – FM Clerkship tab
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http://www.usc.edu/hsc/nml/portals/students/yr3-4.html
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Cut and paste completed assignment into Clinical
Experience Portfolio (CEP) by 7/25
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Turn in the preceptor’s evaluation on 8/12
Questions?
Emily Brennan, MLIS
[email protected]
323.442.1124