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What Do CME Professionals Read?

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What Do CME Professionals Read?

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  1. “No one, who wishes to practise medicine, either with safety to others, or credit to himself, will incline to remainignorant of any discovery which time or attention has broughtto light. But it is well known that the greatest part of those who are engaged in the actual prosecution of this art, haveneither leisure nor opportunity for very extensive reading.Andrew Duncan, Sr., 1773; Medical and Philosophical Commentaries

  2. What Do CME Professionals Read?

  3. Reading Habits of Physiatrists Burke, et. al. Reading Habits of Practicing Physiatrists Amer J Phys Med & Rehab. 2002;81(10):779087.

  4. Rochon PA, et. al. Comparison of Review Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed and Throwaway Journals. JAMA 2002;287(21):2853-6.

  5. Reasons for Critically Evaluating the Primary Literature • Lack of synopses and syntheses • Critical evaluation of the literature • Determination of research agenda • Development of research and publication skills

  6. Abstract • Clear and concise • Sufficient information • Conclusions justified • Congruent with what is presented in the text

  7. Introduction • Builds a logical case • Clearly articulates the problem statement and research question • Adequate conceptual framework • Up to date, relevant, and critically evaluated and concise lit review

  8. Methods • Design is appropriate to the research question • Design is clearly described • Variables are well defined • Study population is adequately described • Sample size is sufficient

  9. Results • Statistical analysis is appropriate and well described • Reliability, validity, and replicability are discussed • Well organized and logical • Amount of data presented is sufficient

  10. Discussion • Conclusions are clearly stated and are logically drawn from the results • Limitations are discussed • Significance and future research issues are discussed.

  11. How to React When Your Colleagues Haven’t Read a Thing • Assume responsibility for their mistake • Pretend you misheard • Blame someone or something else • Pretend you think they are joking • Give permission for error • Find the one in a million case where they are right and segue back to reality • Make the mistake part of a raging academic debate • Rejoice in finding an ally against Nature’s absurdity Shumak SL, Relemeier DA. How to Read Clinical Journals CMAG-JAMC. 2000;163(12):1570-2.

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