EBM:Where does Matas Library
fit?Evidence-Based Medicine Resources
At the Library
Identify the 3 ways the Library can help with EBM questions
Explore the EBM resources available through the Library
Evaluate the benefits and limitations of each level of resources
List the ways the Library can ease your work
Objectives
We can help with:
asking focused questions (PICO) acquiring the best evidence appraising the evidence with standard tools
EBM: Where does Matas Library fit?
Comprehensive
AHRQ reviewsCochrane LibraryClinical EvidenceFirst ConsultPIERUpToDate
Acquiring Evidence
Article-level
ACP Journal ClubPOEMSPubMed Clinical Queries
Acquiring Evidence
Comprehensive resources
cover a lot of literaturemay be too muchmay not address your question
Benefits and Limitations
Article-level evaluations
may not address specific questions
a lot to wade throughtime-consuming
Benefits and Limitations
Work with students on assignments Work with you to create assignments Evaluate online evidence-based products Advise on research strategies Offer scheduled classes Partner with you on appropriate projects
with an evidence focus
How can Matas Library ease your work?
1. List 3 ways that Matas Library can help with your EBM questions.
2. The 2 levels for acquiring evidence are:a) Comprehensive and superficialb) AHRQ reviews and PubMedc) Comprehensive and article-leveld) Clinical and basic science
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3. One limitation of library EBM resources is:a) may be too time-consumingb) may not focus on a specific questionc) may be based on the wrong databases
4. The Matas Library can ease your work by:a) scheduling clinical casesb) advising you after you have exhausted all resourcesc) evaluating offline evidence-based productsd) partnering with you
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