Template for GEMP 4 EBM Assignment (2012)

Title:

Student details:
Name (optional): Student number: Email address:

Patient Details:
Patients name: Outpatient/hospital number: Ward or unit where seen: Hospital: Date of Admission/consultation:

Department (rotation)
Delete this wording and fill appropriate rotation, e.g. Paediatrics or Surgery

EBM Assignment marking sheet

(Leave page blank - for use by marker only) Final Mark: Criteria Choice of Topic Presentation ____ Components Originality (2) Relevance to block (2) Completed all sections (1) Neatness (1) Spelling check completed (1) Grammar check completed (1) Short description of the clinical situation Relevant and interesting Clear, convincing Patient/Intervention/Comparison/Outcome Resources used (2) Search terms used (2) Hits found (1) Hits relevant, details of why other hits excluded (3) Explanation of why 4-6 papers selected for review chosen (3) Completeness of search (1) ID (2) Patients (4) Study design and level (2) Outcomes (4) Study results (7) Weaknesses (6) Summation of the evidence Strengths and weaknesses of evidence Conclusion/s Clear, concise, correct Relevance of evidence search to index (your) patient Did the evidence make a difference? Cited correctly in text (1) Vancouver system followed (4) Max Mark 4 4 Student Mark

Scenario Explanation for choice of topic Structured Clinical Question Search strategy

5 5 4 12

Summary of Relevant papers

25

Commentary Clinical bottom line/s Applicability to patient Patient outcome References Total Marker name: Comments:

20 5 6 5 5 100

Scenario

Short description of the clinical situation. Relevant and interesting.

Explanation for choice of topic

Clear and convincing

Structured Clinical Question

Patient Intervention Comparison Outcome

Search Strategy
Primary and secondary resources

Search terms used

Number of hits found

Hits relevant, details of why others excluded

Explanation of why 4-6 papers selected by you for review chosen (if relevant)

Summary of Relevant Papers

Descriptive data (e.g. age, sample size, intervention, dose, duration, follow-up period)

Author, date and country

Study type (level of evidence)

Outcomes measured

Key results

Study weaknesses

Commentary
Summation of the evidence Strengths and weaknesses of evidence Conclusion(s)

Clinical Bottom line

Snappy one-line answer to the question posed

Applicability and relevance to patient

Was your patient similar to the study participants for demographics, severity, co-morbidity and other prognostic factors? If not, are there compelling reason why the results should not be applied to your patient? Are the likely treatment benefits worth the potential harms and costs?

Patient outcome

Briefly describe the implications of your search and your conclusions to your (index) patient What happened to your patient as a result of implementing (or not implementing) the particular strategy or intervention?

References

Provide full reference (in Vancouver format) for all paper cited in the table and text

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