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Module Summary Angkor Hospital for Children Faculty Development Course Technology & EvidenceBased Medicine Objectives: Explore electronic and online resources Discuss ways to incorporate the use of technology into teaching rounds Learn to model using EBM in clinical decisionmaking Lecture: Information Technology and Medicine (February 25 th ) Workshop: Online and Electronic Resources, Incorporating EBM into Teaching Rounds (March 4 th ) Oneonone: Review cases below Assignment: One participant will prepare a 3 minute “clinical pearl” See “The WellBuilt Clinical Question” handout EBM Cases (read the handout first) Review the case, develop a clinical question (PICO) and see what evidence you can find to support a decision. Complete Case #1 and choose one or two others to try. Case #1: Ms. Tes has been asked to schedule an appointment for her baby's 18 month needle (MMR). She is very concerned about this as she has heard reports that the MMR immunization causes autism. She asks you whether or not there is a link between the MMR vaccine and an increased risk of autism in children? P: 18 month old child I: MMR vaccine C: no MMR vaccine O: autism / autistic spectrum disorder Answerable question: In 18 month old children, does receiving the MMR vaccine increase the risk of developing autism? MeSH: autistic disorder/etiology; MeaslesMumpsRubella Vaccine/*adverse effects PubMed keyword: (mmr OR measles mumps rubella) AND autis* Case #2: You are seeing a beautiful 1 month old girl for a WCC. Her exam is notable for thrush. You are about to prescribe nystatin orally, your standard practice, when the mom comments that she could never do anything four times a day, and wonders whether she could use a oncedaily medicine like fluconazole, which she had taken once for a yeast infection. Case #3: You are in Same Day Clinic, seeing a 5 yo boy with an asthma exacerbation. He has some impressive increased work of breathing, enough so that you think he may eventually need to be admitted. You order oral prednisolone and albuterol, and are wondering whether you should give ipratroprium (Atrovent) as well. Case #4: You are seeing a 2 month old baby girl for a wellbaby exam. In your discussion about feedings, the parents report that their daughter “spits up” after every feeding. It is nonprojectile, nonbilious, and non bloody. They are breast feeding, but this occurs after bottles also. The baby has otherwise been well and was born fullterm. On exam, the baby’s weight is just below the 10th percentile, height at 50th and head circumference at the 50th. The baby generally looks nourished, but smallish. Wellhydrated. Lungs are clear. Abdominal exam is normal. You believe this infant's GE reflux may be interfering with her growth. You recall that many kids are being sent home from the NICU on cisapride and ranitidine and wonder how effective those measures are.

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Page 1: EBM Cases

    Module Summary  

Angkor Hospital for Children Faculty Development Course

 

Technology  &  Evidence-­Based  Medicine    

Objectives:  • Explore  electronic  and  online  resources  • Discuss  ways  to  incorporate  the  use  of  technology  into  teaching  rounds  • Learn  to  model  using  EBM  in  clinical  decision-­‐making  

Lecture:  Information  Technology  and  Medicine  (February  25th)  Workshop:  Online  and  Electronic  Resources,  Incorporating  EBM  into  Teaching  Rounds  (March  4th)  One-­on-­one:  Review  cases  below  Assignment:    One  participant  will  prepare  a  3  minute  “clinical  pearl”       See  “The  Well-­‐Built  Clinical  Question”  handout      EBM  Cases  (read  the  handout  first)  Review  the  case,  develop  a  clinical  question  (PICO)  and  see  what  evidence  you  can  find  to  support  a  decision.    Complete  Case  #1  and  choose  one  or  two  others  to  try.    Case  #1:  Ms.  Tes  has  been  asked  to  schedule  an  appointment  for  her  baby's  18  month  needle  (MMR).  She  is  very  concerned  about  this  as  she  has  heard  reports  that  the  MMR  immunization  causes  autism.  She  asks  you  whether  or  not  there  is  a  link  between  the  MMR  vaccine  and  an  increased  risk  of  autism  in  children?    P:  18  month  old  child    I:  MMR  vaccine    C:  no  MMR  vaccine    O:  autism  /  autistic  spectrum  disorder  Answerable  question:  In  18  month  old  children,  does  receiving  the  MMR  vaccine  increase  the  risk  of  developing  autism?    MeSH:  autistic  disorder/etiology;  Measles-­‐Mumps-­‐Rubella  Vaccine/*adverse  effects    PubMed  keyword:  (mmr  OR  measles  mumps  rubella)  AND  autis*          Case  #2:  You  are  seeing  a  beautiful  1  month  old  girl  for  a  WCC.  Her  exam  is  notable  for  thrush.  You  are  about  to  prescribe  nystatin  orally,  your  standard  practice,  when  the  mom  comments  that  she  could  never  do  anything  four  times  a  day,  and  wonders  whether  she  could  use  a  once-­‐daily  medicine  like  fluconazole,  which  she  had  taken  once  for  a  yeast  infection.            Case  #3:  You  are  in  Same  Day  Clinic,  seeing  a  5  yo  boy  with  an  asthma  exacerbation.  He  has  some  impressive  increased  work  of  breathing,  enough  so  that  you  think  he  may  eventually  need  to  be  admitted.  You  order  oral  prednisolone  and  albuterol,  and  are  wondering  whether  you  should  give  ipratroprium  (Atrovent)  as  well.            Case  #4:  You  are  seeing  a  2  month  old  baby  girl  for  a  well-­‐baby  exam.  In  your  discussion  about  feedings,  the  parents  report  that  their  daughter  “spits  up”  after  every  feeding.  It  is  non-­‐projectile,  nonbilious,  and  non-­‐  bloody.  They  are  breast-­‐feeding,  but  this  occurs  after  bottles  also.  The  baby  has  otherwise  been  well  and  was  born  full-­‐term.  On  exam,  the  baby’s  weight  is  just  below  the  10th  percentile,  height  at  50th  and  head  circumference  at  the  50th.  The  baby  generally  looks  nourished,  but  smallish.  Well-­‐hydrated.  Lungs  are  clear.  Abdominal  exam  is  normal.  You  believe  this  infant's  GE  reflux  may  be  interfering  with  her  growth.  You  recall  that  many  kids  are  being  sent  home  from  the  NICU  on  cisapride  and  ranitidine  and  wonder  how  effective  those  measures  are.