scholarly journals Access, attitudes and training in information technologies and evidence-based medicine among medical students at University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapnil Parve ◽  
Ali Ershadi ◽  
Alexandr Karimov ◽  
Anne Dougherty ◽  
Chiratidzo E. Ndhlovu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
University Of Zimbabwe ◽  
And Training

Assessing the FACTTS: An Evidence-Based Medicine and Critical Appraisal Course for Medical Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. W. Cyrus ◽  
David C. Duggar ◽  
Deidra Woodson ◽  
Donna F. Timm ◽  
Jerry W. McLarty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Based Medicine

scholarly journals Wikipedia: A Medical Student Educational Project to Edit Wikipedia in Preparation for Practicing Evidence-Based Pain Medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 238212052095969
Author(s):  
Diana Kantarovich ◽  
Hanna B Vollbrecht ◽  
Sebastian A Cruz ◽  
Hector Castillo ◽  
Cody S Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Pain Medicine ◽  
Based Medicine

Objective: Wikipedia is commonly used to acquire information about various medical conditions such as chronic pain. Ideally, better online pain management content could reduce the burden of opioid use disorders. Our goal was to improve the quality of the content available on Wikipedia to make it more accurate and applicable to medical students and the general public while training medical students to practice evidence-based medicine and critically assess their sources of information. Methods: An elective class in Neuroscience, Pain, and Opioids composed of 10 medical students met biweekly to discuss landmark and practice-changing research articles in the fields of acute pain, chronic pain, and opioid management. The professor chose Wikipedia articles relevant to this course. Three independent viewers analyzed the quality of citations, anecdotal medical content, and content value for both patients and medical professionals. As part of their coursework, students then edited the Wikipedia articles. Results: Although some of the Wikipedia pain topic content (6.7% ± 2.0) was anecdotal, financially biased, or inconsistent with Western Medical Practice content, overall articles included primarily high-quality citations (85.6% ± 3.1). On a 0-5 Likert scale, students felt content would be moderately helpful for both medical students/professionals (3.4 ± 0.2) and laypersons (3.5 ± 0.2). Editing and adding citations was feasible, but novel material was often reverted. Conclusion: A significant amount of pain medicine content was relevant and amenable to student editing. Therefore, future use of this tactic could provide a unique opportunity to integrate evidence-based medicine into the medical curriculum and have a direct impact on the widely available medical information. Future refinement in the editorial process may also further improve online information.

Are Health Sciences Librarians Taking the Evidence-Based Medicine Challenge?

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Li ◽  
Lin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Revue De La Littérature ◽  
Job Advertisements ◽  
Based Medicine

This study sought to find out whether and how health sciences librarians’ roles have been changing to support the evidence-based medicine (EBM) practice. Both content analysis of job advertisements and literature review were employed. Results revealed that there exist some disconnects between what are expected of health sciences librarians in…Cette étude visait à déterminer si le rôle des bibliothécaires du domaine des sciences de la santé a évolué et de quelle manière ce rôle est en mesure de subvenir aux besoins de la médecine fondée sur les preuves (MFP). L’analyse de contenu des offres d’emploi et la revue de la littérature a été employée. Les résultats ont révélé qu’il existe un fossé entre ce que l’on attend des bibliothécaires des sciences de la santé en… 

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