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Writing Effective Writing Effective Introductions and AbstractsIntroductions and Abstracts

Presented by:Presented by:

Wayne Loftus, MLS, Bio-Medical LibraryWayne Loftus, MLS, Bio-Medical LibraryMary Knatterud, PhD, Department of SurgeryMary Knatterud, PhD, Department of Surgery

April 27, 2007April 27, 2007

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AgendaAgenda

• Key termsKey termsWayne LoftusWayne Loftus

• OverviewOverviewMary KnatterudMary Knatterud

• Hands-on exerciseHands-on exerciseMary KnatterudMary Knatterud

• Q&AQ&A

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Wayne Loftus Disclosure InformationWayne Loftus Disclosure InformationApril 27, 2007April 27, 2007

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• I have no financial relationships to I have no financial relationships to disclose.disclose.

Information that’s hard to find willInformation that’s hard to find willremain information that’s hardly remain information that’s hardly

found.found.

- Peter Morville- Peter Morville

find·a·bil·i·ty n

a. The quality of being locatable or navigable.

c. The degree to which a system or environment supports navigation and retrieval.

b. The degree to which a particular object is easy to discover or locate.

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Mary Knatterud Disclosure Information Disclosure InformationApril 27, 2007April 27, 2007

• I will not discuss off label use I will not discuss off label use and/or investigational use in my and/or investigational use in my presentation.presentation.

• I have no financial relationships to I have no financial relationships to disclose.disclose.

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Mary Knatterud Disclosure Information Disclosure InformationApril 27, 2007April 27, 2007

• I will not discuss off label use I will not discuss off label use and/or investigational use in my and/or investigational use in my presentation.presentation.

• I have no financial relationships to I have no financial relationships to disclose.disclose.

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Mary Knatterud Disclosure Information Disclosure InformationApril 27, 2007April 27, 2007

• I will not discuss off label use I will not discuss off label use and/or investigational use in my and/or investigational use in my presentation.presentation.

• I have no financial relationships to I have no financial relationships to disclose.disclose.

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Mary Knatterud Disclosure Information Disclosure InformationApril 27, 2007April 27, 2007

• I will not discuss off label use I will not discuss off label use and/or investigational use in my and/or investigational use in my presentation.presentation.

• I have no financial relationships to I have no financial relationships to disclose.disclose.

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Mary Knatterud Disclosure Information Disclosure InformationApril 27, 2007April 27, 2007

• I will not discuss off label use I will not discuss off label use and/or investigational use in my and/or investigational use in my presentation.presentation.

• I have no financial relationships to I have no financial relationships to disclose.disclose.

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Mary Knatterud Disclosure InformationMary Knatterud Disclosure InformationApril 27, 2007April 27, 2007

• I will not discuss off label use I will not discuss off label use and/or investigational use in my and/or investigational use in my presentation.presentation.

• I have no financial relationships to I have no financial relationships to disclose.disclose.

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AbstractAbstract

Useful format: Useful format:

• BackgroundBackground

• MethodsMethods

• ResultsResults

• ConclusionsConclusions

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AbstractAbstractUse active voiceUse active voice

End background section with End background section with hypothesishypothesis

Cover the high points of your resultsCover the high points of your results

Conclude with 1 or 2 sentencesConclude with 1 or 2 sentences

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IntroductionIntroduction

Three Paragraphs:Three Paragraphs:

11stst: state the general problem: state the general problem22ndnd: outline the specific problem: outline the specific problem33rdrd: state the type of study it was and : state the type of study it was and the hypothesisthe hypothesis