BCACP - stats/ DI/ study design Questions with correct answers

Con of tertiary literature? CORRECT ANSWER-lag time for updates; interpretation is dependent on author opinion; often incomplete Tertiary literature CORRECT ANSWER-works that summarize, discuss, criticize, etc., the primary literature - guidelines, texts, ACCESS pharmacy Secondary literature CORRECT ANSWER-index of abstract primary and teriary literature found in journals, provides a rapid method to search for primary literature - Medline, PubMed Evidence-based medicine? CORRECT ANSWER-The conscientious explicity and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual pts while integrating clinical experience with the best available evidence from a systemic search Criticisms of EBM? CORRECT ANSWER-cookbook - reduced clinician autonomy; too dificult to apply to individuals; limited data to suggest improved care Quality improvement vs research definitions CORRECT ANSWER-if the results of a project are presented outside an organization, it is defined as research, if only used internally, and not meant to contribute to generalized knowledge, then QI