SACME Virtual Journal Club March 2019

Presenters

Sarah Knox Morley, MLS, PhD
Principal Lecturer III
Interim Co-Director of the Library and Division Head for Research, Education, Consultation and Reference Services
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Albuquerque, NM  

William F. Rayburn, MD, MBA
Distinguished Professor
Associate Dean, Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
Emeritus Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM

Trevor Quiner, MD, MS
Clinical Instructor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM

Facilitator

Mila Kostic, CHCP, FACEHP
University of Pennsylvania

Summary

Leaders in continuing professional development (CPD) appreciate that the learning of most physicians and health care professionals is directed by patient encounters in the clinical environment.  The reported number of clinical questions prompting additional information seeking has increased over the years.

The medical literature bears witness to Internet (or online) searches as playing a major role to answer questions arising in clinical practice. Information from different online resources can often vary for the same topics, quality of evidence cited, cost, and credit for continuing education.  Conscientious decision making for individual patients is not merely from randomized trials and meta-analyses but from tracking the best evidence with which to answer a specific clinical question.

Points of Discussion

What types of POC online information resources exist at your institution?