Find & Appraise Evidence

Question 1

Describe lecture VS students notes.

Answer 1

1. material from lecture = higher evidence when reference provided
   >expert opinion
2. students = not on graph

Question 2

Describe journal types & their limitations.

Answer 2

TYPES
1. Peer reviewed
-depend on: study design, statistic
-journal management (blind, double blinded)
2. Non peer review
-predator journal $$$

LIMITATION
1. Open access or not
2. Online or paper
>outdated as soon as published
3. Retracted articles
>post publication corrections

Question 3

Describe books.

Answer 3

-not peer reviewed
-editors should review
-higher evidence if multiple authors
-outdated as soon as published
-background info, expert opinion, non EBM, guidelines + systematic review
-lack of strictness for books to find references

Question 4

Describe conferences.

Answer 4

-(-/+) peer reviewed
>peer review abstract
>poster presentation
-not peer review
>peer discussion = talks

Question 5

Describe websites.

Answer 5

-university = expert group + systematic & critically appraised literature evidence based practice guidelines
-college
-journal of vet pharm & therapeutics = systemic review
-professional website
>FARAD, AVMA
-social media
-browsers
>limitation on key words