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Class
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Date |
Topic(s) |
Web
Notes |
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1
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Sept.
12, 2000 |
1)
Short class discussion on expectations for the course
2)
The relationship between research and applying the findings
to your patients. (Dr. Lopatin)
3)
Defining
the clinical question: The first step in finding the
answer. (Short lecture and group discussion)
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Readings:
Lecture
Notes
The
Well-Built Clinical Question
(A tutorial)
Richardson
WS, Wilson MC, Nishikawa J, Hayward RSA. The well-built
clinical question: a key to evidence-based decisions.
ACP Journal Club. Nov-Dec 1995;123;A12.
Getting
Evidence into practice (Series
of articles from the British Medical Journal)
Asking
focused questions (table)
Constructing
a Focused Clinical Question
(example)
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2
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Sept.
19, 2000 |
1)
Class
discussion of student clinical questions (from Homework
assignment)
2)
The publication process: From the clinical study to
the database
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Assignment
(Develop a focused Clinical Question)
Readings
for this session:
Lecture
Notes
Responsible
Conduct Regarding Scientific Communication
Society
for Neuroscience
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3
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Sept.
26, 2000 |
Class
discussion on searching the scientific literature to
answer a clinical question: How do you refocus and refine
your clinical question when you can't find the answer
(sensitivity and specificity)? The use of filters and
"hedges" in focusing your search process
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Assignment
(Filters and hedges)
Readings:
Searching
for the Best Evidence in Clinical Journals
Using
Clinical Query Search Filters
Medline
FAQs
During
this class meeting we will create student
discussion groups whose goal it will be to find
several research reports that address issues in prevention,
harm, diagnostic tests, prognosis, etc. (See assignment
for next session)
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4
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Oct.
3, 2000 |
Searching
the scientific databases for the answer to your clinical
question: Using Web-based resources (Mrs. Anderson)
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Assignment
(Group project) to be turned in at the end of the week
(October 6, by 5:00pm)
Readings:
Medline
Glossary
[When doing a Medline search, what does it mean to "explode"
or "map" a term? How do "Limits" work? What is a "Boolean
search"? Etcetera.]
Why
Finding "Evidence" In Medline can be Frustrating
(Librarian's Working Group)
Things
to Keep in Mind When Searching Medline (Librarian's
Working Group)
The
Literature Search (Good Step-by-step example)
Worksheet
for examining your question and building your strategy
(Use page 1 of the file)
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5
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Oct.
10, 2000 |
1)
Experimental
Design Models (Dr. Kowalski)
2)
Issues
in Designing Randomized Control Trials (Dr. Kowalski)
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Assignment
(Study
Design) to be turned in at the start of class
Readings:
Randomized
Clinical Trials (From:
British Dental Journal:Performing
the electronic search) Read the first two chapters:
1) the Basics and Types of RCTs)
EBM
Toolbox Read Comparison
of Study Designs these designs are defined
in the glossary)
Study
Types (From Duke University Medical Center
Library and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Health Science Library)
Papers:
J. Dent Res 74:1453-1459, 1995 and Br. Dent. Journal
169:245-247, 1990.
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6
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Oct.
17, 2000 |
1)
Ethical
issues in research (Dr. Kowalski)
2)
The
role of the IRB (Dr. Kowalski)
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Assignment
(Peer
review and ethics)
Readings:
Univ.
of Michigan IRB Website
(Examine content of site)
Ethical
Principles and Human subjects research
(Examine content of site)
Read Introduction
to "on being a scientist" and
scenarios. Each
student will be assigned one scenario to discuss in
class.
IRB
Health website
(Reviews Dental school applications) read application.
Download
PowerPoint slides
for this lecture
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7
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Oct.
24, 2000 |
Discussion
of papers dealing with Therapy and Prevention (Discussion
led by student discussion groups assigned topic of Therapy
and Prevention)
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Assignment
(Therapy and Prevention)
Readings:
Evaluating
the Evidence
(Very good medical scenarios)
Evidence-
Based Medicine Tool Box
(download Therapy and Prevention Worksheets)
Articles
to be discussed in class
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8
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Oct.
31, 2000 |
Discussion
of papers dealing with Diagnostic Tests (Discussion
led by student discussion groups assigned topic of Diagnostic
Tests)
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Assignment
(Diagnostic Tests)
Readings:
Evidence-
Based Medicine Tool Box
(download
Diagnostic Test Worksheets)
Articles
to be discussed in class
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9
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Nov.
7, 2000 |
Discussion
of papers dealing with Prognosis (Discussion
led by student discussion groups assigned topic of Prognosis)
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Assignment
(Prognosis)
Readings:
Evidence-
Based Medicine Tool Box
(Download Prognosis Worksheets)
Articles
to be discussed in class
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10
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Nov.
14, 2000 |
Discussion
of papers dealing with Harm (Discussion
led by student discussion groups assigned topic of Harm)
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Assignment
(Harm)
Readings:
Evidence-
Based Medicine Tool Box
(download Harm Worksheets)
Articles
to be discussed in class
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11
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Nov.
21, 2000 |
Meta
analysis (Dr. Kowalski)
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Assignment
(Meta-analysis)
Readings:
Introduction
to Systematic Reviews Read: Introduction (What
is systematic review)and Meta-analysis (What
is Meta-analysis?)
Evidence-Based
Medicine Toolkit (download worksheet on systematic
reviews)
Article:
J. Dent Res. 72:1509-1518, 1993.
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12
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Nov.
28, 2000 |
Evidence-based
Dentistry: The Movement (Dr. Ismail)
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Assignment
(Systematic
Reviews)
Readings:
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13
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Dec.
5, 2000 |
Putting
it together: Reports from the Field (Invited Guests
in Roundtable format)
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Assignment
(final project) |
