This 3 day class will be offered in Chicago, IL on March 26, 27, and 28, 2008.
Day 1 places an emphasis on the first two steps of the EBM process:
formulating a searchable clinical question and efficiently searching the
literature. Tools available to facilitate the EBM process will be
introduced. These tools include PubMed Clinical Queries, Cochrane
Database of Systematic Reviews, practice guidelines and other electronic
resources available. The course will provide an overview of levels of
evidence, research design, and bias in publication. Librarians will have
the opportunity to work as teams, each sharing his/her unique
perspective and knowledge.
Days 2 and 3 provide an in-depth exploration of the third step of the
EBM process, critically appraising the medical literature for validity.
This class is intended for health sciences librarians who wish to learn
the evidence-based medicine process of critically appraising articles
for validity and analysis of results. This class will provide an
in-depth understanding of the statistical concepts used in the medical
literature. This will be done in the context of analyzing journal
articles and answering case-based clinical questions with an emphasis on
therapy and diagnosis. A focus will be placed on the epidemiological
concepts fundamental to understanding the clinical literature such as
number needed to treat, absolute risk reduction, likelihood ratio,
confidence interval and intention to treat.
COST: $375 [includes 21 MLA CEs, lunch (all 3 days), workbook and
materials, coffee, snacks]
CE HOURS: The two-day course has been approved for 14 MLA CE hours;
the one-day course has been approved for 7 MLA CE hours
FACULTY: Jordan Hupert, MD; Leo Niederman, MD; Alan Schwartz, Ph.D.
and Sandra De Groote, MLIS; Cleo Papas, MLIS
For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/temp/ebm/ebmclass.shtml