Geriatrics EBM Course 2023
Post-graduate trainees in Geriatrics will participate in a course of instruction on the practice of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM). The primary text for the course will be The Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature, 3rd edition as available online at JAMAevidence. The course will combine the use of existing online didactic materials and in-person class sessions.
The introductory course will be divided into weekly sessions, most occurring on Thursdays mornings beginning on January 19.
In preparation for each session, learners will use this class website, EBM in Geriatrics. Participants will be asked to read the corresponding chapter from the Users’ Guides. This should take no more than 1 hour total.
Readings: Most background readings will be selections from The Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature, 3rd edition as available online at JAMAevidence. The full-text is available if you access this through the library website or the course website. Other readings, including articles for review, will be available in full-text form from links on this site. To access weekly instructions and materials, please click on the link provided under “Topic and Instructor” in the table below.
All sessions will take place via Zoom.
| 2023 | Topic, case and article: | Reading: online at JAMAevidence. (The Users’ Guide to the Medical Literature, 3rd ed.) |
| Thursday, January 19th 9:00 to 10:30 AM |
Introduction to EBM in Geriatrics
Mamata Yanamadala, MBBS |
Chapters 2-4: What is EBM? EBM and the Theory of Knowledge; What is the Question? |
| Thursday, January 26th
9:00 to 10:30 AM |
Searching the literature Sarah Cantrell, MLIS |
Chapter 5: Finding the Evidence |
| Thursday, February 2nd
8:00 to 9:30 AM |
Session 2: Bias Liza Genao, MD |
Chapter 6: Why Study Results Mislead: Bias and Random Error |
| Thursday, February 9th
8:00 to 9:30 AM |
Harm Daniel Parker, MD |
Chapter 14: Harm |
| Thursday, March 2nd
7:30 to 9:00 AM |
Diagnosis Mitchell Heflin, MD |
Chapter 18: Diagnostic Tests (required)
Chapter 16: Process of Diagnosis (optional) |
| Thursday, March 16th
8:00 to 9:00 AM |
Therapy Kenneth Schmader, MD |
Chapter 7: Therapy |
| Thursday, March 23rd
9:00 to 10:30 AM |
Prognosis Mamata Yanamadala, MD, MHSc |
Chapter 20: Prognosis |
| Thursday, March 30th
7:30 to 9:00 AM |
Systematic Review Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD |
Chapter 22: Process of a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Chapter 23: Understanding and Applying the Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis |