Interesting usability testing on the Cochrane Library.

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A nice AORN Journal article outlining a scheme for evaluating the quality and credibility of health information web sites.  Included are tips for assessing bias in a web site, looking for valid recommendations, and ultimately, deciding whether or not the web site will help patients.  Also mentioned is the 15-item DISCERN questionnaire for evaluating the quality [...]

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A nice article tracing the history, development and future challenges of providing enhanced, freely-accessible information from the National Library of Medicine.

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A May 7 JAMA commentary discusses the recently revised Public Health Service clinical practice guideline Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. A panel reviewed more than 8,700 articles on smoking cessation.  The guideline details the 7 medications currently approved by the FDA for helping smokers quit, and the growing importance of counseling, especially via national “quitlines.”

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In the February 2008 Canadian Family Physician, a librarian has written this article describing an algorithm for answering clinical questions.  The level of resources is more granular than the traditional EBM pyramid of resources, and the algorithm suggests clinicians implement their own research protocol if a search will not answer their question.

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I’m working on bundling my evidence-based bookmarks together in del.icio.us.  I think it’ll be a better way to link from this blog to content I find useful, rather than making an individual blog entry about each.

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My RSS feed on evidence-based medicine in PubMed turned up this article sharing experience and guidance teaching about complementary & alternative medicine (CAM).  Of note is their emphasis on showing students to look for evidence about CAM therapies.

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This question came up on a list-serv I read.  Wiley’s interface to the Cochrane Reviews lets you see all withdrawn reviews as a function of the Advanced Search screen.  Choose the radio button for “Restrict Search by Record Status” and click Search.  Results can be sorted by title or year at the top right.
In PubMed, searching [...]

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