Professional studies - research EBVM Flashcards
What is evidence-based veterinary medicine?
Aims to assess the risks and benefits of treatment (and lack of) and to apply the best available evidence to medical decision making
What are the 5 As of evidence based medicine?
Ask - focused question Acquire the evidence Appraise Apply Assess - the effectiveness of your intervention
What is the hardest part of planning a literature review?
Appraise/apply/assess the evidence
What can you use to define the research question?
PICO
What does PICO stand for?
Patient - population or problem
Intervention - treatment, or thing of Interest, prognostic factor or exposure
Comparator - comparison or control
O – Outcome
What is a clinical audit?
The process of quality improvement
Seeks to advance patient care and outcomes through objective and systematic review of care against explicit criteria
What are the different types of involvement in research?
Research led
Research active
Research aware
What does research led mean?
Vets within universities who spend a large proportion of their time doing research
What does research active mean?
Vets in practice or within universities
eg. Involved in clinical studies
What does research aware mean?
Vets in practice that keep up to date with literature, attend conferences etc.
What are some reasons for doing research?
For the patients
For medical science - both animal and human
For your career - vets with PhDs are in big demand
More interesting
What is the research process?
Identify problem/research question
Quantification, characterisation, observation
Formulate hypothesis
Devise intervention, experiment or treatment
Evaluate
Modify hypothesis
etc.
What are the steps of a literature review?
Define your research question (PICO)
Select appropriate sources/databases
Plan search strategy
Search systematically and screen results for eligibility
Retrieve full text of articles and AAA (Appraise/Apply/Assess) the evidence
Cite all references
Which database is the best for veterinary journals?
CAB Abstracts
What does PRISMA stand for?
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
