DL: POEM

Question 1

What is the Slawson Shaughnessy Equation?

Answer 1

Usefulness of info = relevance x validity/ work

Question 2

What POEM studies?

Answer 2

Summaries research that is relevant to physicians and their patients

Question 3

What are the 3 criteria for POEM?

Answer 3

1. Address a question the physicians face every day
2. Measure outcomes important to physicians and patients (symptoms, morbidity, QOL, mortality)
3. Have the potential to change the way of physicians practice

Question 4

What is the difference between DOE and POEM?

Answer 4

DOE: high number assumption needed to conclude pts will benefit
POEM: low

Question 5

Screening Smokers for Lung Cancer with Low-Dose CT Decreases Lung Cancer Mortality.

What is is this an example of?

Answer 5

POEM

Question 6

What is clinical outcomes research?

Answer 6

Used to identify and measure link between treatments/interventions used and the actual end results achieved

Question 7

What is the focus of clinical outcome research?

Answer 7

Evaluation of outcomes (what resulted) of health care services rather than processes (what was done)

Question 8

What field of study does clinical research outcomes fall into

Answer 8

Public health research

Question 9

What type of info does clinical outcomes research collect?

Answer 9

Identifies variations in medical procedures and the associated outcomes

Question 10

Who uses clinical outcomes research?

Answer 10

Health organizations (Medicare and Medicaid) and insurance companies as quality control device

Question 11

What are clinical outcomes research ideally concerned with?

Answer 11

End results of health care that patient experiences and cares about

Mortality QOL, financial, physiological impact