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Family Physicians Inquiries Network

What Is FPIN?. Family Physicians Inquiries Network. About FPIN What opportunities are offered? How to become involved? . What I s FPIN?. FPIN History. First Conceptualized in 1998 Initially Funded by AAFP grant to University of Missouri

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Family Physicians Inquiries Network

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  1. What Is FPIN? Family Physicians Inquiries Network About FPIN What opportunities are offered? How to become involved?

  2. What Is FPIN? FPIN History • First Conceptualized in 1998 • Initially Funded by AAFP grant to University of Missouri • Incorporated as a non-profit member organization in 2001 • 140+ Family Medicine residency/department members FPIN is an educational organization teaching the principles of evidence-based medicine through scholarly writing activities.

  3. How to Use FPIN

  4. Avenues for Publication eMedRef Fast-track point of care topic reviews HelpDesk Answers Concise answers to physicians’ clinical questions Clinical Inquiries FPIN’s gold-standard evidence reviews Priority Updates from the Research Literature Relevant and immediately-applicable practice-changing updates

  5. eMedRef Project • Fast-track point of care topic reviews • Fast-track publication for faculty, residents and students • Point-of-care topic reviews (outline format) • New authors typically complete within 15 hours over 8-10 weeks

  6. Sample eMedRef Topic Published in PEPID Montana Family Medicine Residency- Billings

  7. HelpDesk Answers Project Concise answers to physicians’ clinical questions • HDAs are ideal writing projects for faculty and residents • Concise, relevant answers to clinical questions • Structured literature search and grading of the evidence • New authors complete over 24 hours over12 weeks

  8. Sample HDA Published in Evidence-Based Practice

  9. Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) • International subscription publication • Produced and distributed by FPIN • Without the bias of industry support

  10. Clinical Inquiries Project CIs provide the ideal answers to clinical questions using: • A structured search • Critical appraisal • Authoritative recommendations • Clinical perspective • Rigorous peer review Published in: • The Journal of Family Practice • American Family Physician

  11. Priority Updates from the Research Literature PURL Reality Checkers assist in the validity of the PURL by answering 3 questions: • Is the practice supported by this study a current practice for you? • If not, how likely are you to adopt the practice? • What are the challenges to applying this change in your practice? Published in: • The Journal of Family Practice

  12. Contact Us Membership Manager Andrea Lisenby andrea@fpin.org 573-256-2066 Executive Director Tonya Wolff tonya@fpin.org 573-256-2066

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