Finding the Information
Christine Kulstad, MD
ACMC July, 2010
Faculty Disclosure
I do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with any commercial interest(s).
On a 2p back shift
18 y/o patient with Bell’s palsySteroids?Acyclovir?Duration of illness?
Where are the answers?
Complete literature review The 1991 Tintinalli propping up your
keyboard Is Elise working?
4 S’s of evidence
Systems Synopses Syntheses Studies
Synopses
UpToDateUpdated at least quaterly (check date at top)Evidence now gradedNot available through portal$495/year
Patient #2
Hit over head with beer bottleClean and repair
With betadine? Sterile saline bottle with holes in cap? Stick head under faucet?
www.bestbets.org
Gotta give a lecture
More than brief review Moving from synopses to syntheses
Not study level
Unless Harwood asks a question
Manuscript writing
Paper, chapter, or case report
Studies level
An expert in the field
Advanced PubMed
Can combine terms with AND, OR, exclude with NOT
Cat infection searches for “cat infection” You will not find cat scratch disease You will find rabies
Type cat AND infection
Advanced PubMed
Can nest termsAntibiotics to prevent infection in dogs and cat
bites Infection AND bite AND (dog or cat)
eTBlast
Time to write
Reference as you write using EndNote
Open while using Microsoft Word
Zotero.org
If you use Firefox, it’s a free download Can track article, books, web pages
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