by emottawa | Jun 1, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Marin JR, Dean AJ, Bilker WB, Panebianco NL, Brown NJ, Alpern ER. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Jun;20(6):545-53 Full Article This prospective single-centre study found that where a clinical question...
by emottawa | May 29, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Sterkenburg A, Barach P, Kalkman C, Gielen M, ten Cate O. Acad Med 2010;85(9):1408–17. Abstract Link In this mixed methods study, the authors employ both quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (interviews)...
by emottawa | May 25, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Berkhemer OA et al for the MR CLEAN Investigators.N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan;372(1):11-20. Full Article This pragmatic, multicentre, block-randomized RCT in the Netherlands found...
by emottawa | May 22, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology: n/a (concept paper) Usefulness: 4/5 Beeson MS, Warrington S, Bradford-Saffles A, Hart D. J Emerg Med 2014;47(4):441–52. Abstract Link In this concept paper, the authors propose that Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) can be...
by emottawa | May 19, 2015 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Ruff CT, et al. Lancet. 2014 Mar 15;383(9921):955-62. Abstract Link This systematic review comparing New Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) to warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation found...
