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16 Cards in this Set
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3 main functions of pharmacists as DI providers
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Discovery (retrieval)
Interpretation (evaluation) Dissemination (communication |
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Triad of DI specialist skills
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Drug information
Biostatistics Literature evaluation |
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Biostatistics is?
Used for? |
The application of statistical techniques to health related research
Used to classify, measure analyze and interpret data generated thru research |
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Purpose of liteerature evaluation
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To make evidence based clinical decisions and recommendations on pharma care issues based on quality factors of original literature
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Examples of primary literature
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Journal Articles
Abstracts Symposia proceedings Letters/Editorials/Commenty Newsletters (reviews really) Descriptive reports Evaluative (exploratory) studies Experimental studies (GOLD) |
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Journal is?
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An article reporting results of a study
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Abstract is?
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Brief descriptions of the contents of an article or conference proceeding
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Symposium content is?
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A collection of papers on a related topic published in a journal supplement
NOT peer reviewed |
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Letter/Editorials are?
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Opinions designed to stimulate interest
May or may not be peer reviewed |
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Newsletters are?
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Primary sources but not good ones
They are original, but are reviews really of existing work |
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Descriptive reports are?
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Reports that recount individual expereince and reporting observations
Case studies, but do NOT explore cause and effect relationships |
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Evaluative/exploratory studies are?
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Observational studies without intervention by investigator
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Experimental studies are?
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The gold standard of primary literature
Involves experimental design with purpose of answering a question with data |
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Journal impact factor.
What is it and what is it for? |
Reflects number of times a journal is cited in publications
Index of how authoritative the content and authors are |
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High impact medical journals (7)
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NEJM
Lancet Annals of Internal Medicine JAMA BMJ Archives of Internal Medicine American Journal of Medicine |
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Peer review accomplishes the following:
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Screens out poor work
Manuscript improvements Stamp of quality Detects multiple publication Detects conflicts of interest |
