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Tips for teaching evidence-based medicine in a clinical setting: lessons from adult learning theory. Part 1 & 2.

Tips for teaching evidence-based medicine in a clinical setting: lessons from adult learning theory. Part 1 & 2.

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Das Kausik et al.  Tips for teaching evidence-based medicine in a clinical setting: lessons from adult learning theory. Part 1 & 2. J R Soc Med. 2008; 101(10):493-500 AND 101(11):536-43. The articles (2 parts) describe how to teach EBM in a clinical setting. The authors have given some very practical tips on how to get good results form such a teaching program. The 2nd part also has a list of questions one should ask oneself regularly to be a practitioner of Evidence based practice. We also appreciate the authors' emphasis on the need to have good search skills and to…
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Why should you publish in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology?

Why should you publish in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology?

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Nayak BK. Why should you publish in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology? Indian J Ophthalmol 2008;56:451-2 Dr. Nayak gives seven reasons why authors should publish in the IJO. We at QMed believe that Indian healthcare professionals should work together to ensure Indian publications reach a high standard. People should want to publish in Indian journals. We should reach a day, when Indians having publications in Indian journals get more weightage in various career evaluation processes. Appeared in QMedCONNECT, Vol 1, Issue 10, Nov 2008
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Archiving “Event Knowledge”: Bringing “Dark Data” to Light

Archiving “Event Knowledge”: Bringing “Dark Data” to Light

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Illig J. Archiving “Event Knowledge”: Bringing “Dark Data” to Light. J Med Libr Assoc. 2008 Jul;96(3):189-91. The author discusses how getting information presented in conferences and similar events is always a challenge to retrieve, especially considering that most abstracts are not really published in journals later. He advocates access to "event knowledge", because such access enables health professionals to get a "complete view of knowledge" for both patient care and research. Appeared in QMedCONNECT, Vol 1, Issue 9, Oct 2008
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