Course Name: Evidence-based answers at the point-of-care
Background:
Studies have shown that clinical questions arise 11 times during a busy practice
day; only about 40% of questions get answered; and answering all questions would
change up to 5 management decisions each day. Why don't doctors look up the answers
to clinical questions?
Their busy schedules don't allow them time.
They don't have confidence they'll find an answer with the resources they have.
The sheer volume of new medical information is overwhelming.
Test scores indicate that ten to fifteen percent of internists fail the ABIM
exam and ten percent of family physicians fail the ABFM recertification exam.
Traditional means of answering clinical questions - colleagues, journal articles
and textbooks - do not always include best practices or synthesize available
evidence for clinical application. Physicians need to know there are tools
available to help them answer questions at the point-of-care, and that use of
evidence-based tools will increase their knowledge base as they apply what they
learn in real time to improve patient care.
Course Description:
Evidence-based answers at the point-of-care is a case-based interactive
course that leverages real medical board review questions, an electronic audience
response system (ARS), and selected electronic information resources, including
UpToDate. Attendees will participate in a "best practices challenge,"
answering the questions using the anonymous ARS. These questions will then be used
to demonstrate how to use a number of point-of-care resources to find evidence to
apply to patient care. The course is designed for a one-hour session, but can be
expanded as time allows, and may qualify for CME credit.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
Test their knowledge of current best practices.
Identify the frequency of clinical questions that arise in their everyday practice.
Understand how electronic resources can be used to get evidence-based answers.
Target Audience:
Primary care physicians and clinicians.
Presenter:
Physician familiar with a variety of point-of-care resources.
UpToDate will provide:
Interactive PowerPoint slide presentation.
Audience response system and onsite staffing the day of the event.
Speaker honorarium, expenses and pre-course preparation.
Meeting Sponsor will provide:
CME credit for course participants.
Venue/meeting room, projector and screen.
Advance promotion of the event/course.
Copies of CME evaluations at completion of the course.
Cost:
UpToDate does not charge for this session. Our goal is to increase
awareness and use of evidence-based resources at the point-of-care to improve
patient care.
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