2014 Annual Meeting | 5HC.004 - Bedside Evidence-based Medicine: How to Deconstruct Articles in Order to Take Care of Patients

Date Wednesday 04/30/14

Time 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM Add To Calendar

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Half-Day Course

Director(s) Gary S. Gronseth, MD, FAAN

Topic(s)

Learning Objectives Participants should understand the principles of evidence-based medicine and critical review, and how these apply to the bedside practice of neurology; be able to deconstruct published articles addressing diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic questions, assess their accuracy and rigor, and make appropriate evidence-based clinical decisions at the bedside based on their assessment; dramatically reduce their susceptibility to being misled by bias and the misuse of statistical procedures; and feel comfortable developing, investigating, and publishing the findings of their own clinical research questions.

CME Available No CME available

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice

Recommended Audience Trainee, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic, Interactive, Audience Participation

Event Timeline
02:00 PM - 02:35 PM		Introduction and Developing Evidence-answerable Questions Melissa Armstrong, MD, MSc, FAAN, Michael Glantz, MD, FAAN, Gary S. Gronseth, MD, FAAN, Steven R. Messe, MD, FAHA, FAAN, Tamara M. Pringsheim, MD, FAAN
02:35 PM - 03:15 PM		Efficiently Finding Evidence
03:15 PM - 03:55 PM		Selecting the Best Evidence
03:55 PM - 04:10 PM		Break
04:10 PM - 04:50 PM		The Risk of Bias
04:50 PM - 05:25 PM		Interpreting Effects and Evidence Synthesis
05:25 PM - 06:00 PM		Making Decisions: More Than Evidence

Faculty Disclosures
Gary S. Gronseth, MD, FAAN	Dr. Gronseth has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Brain & Life. Dr. Gronseth has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Neurology. Dr. Gronseth has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Member/EBM consultant Guideline Development Subcommittee with AAN.
Steven R. Messe, MD, FAHA, FAAN	Dr. Messe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Novo Nordisk. Dr. Messe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Terumo. Dr. Messe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for WL Gore. The institution of Dr. Messe has received research support from WL Gore. The institution of Dr. Messe has received research support from Mallinkrodt. The institution of Dr. Messe has received research support from Biogen. Dr. Messe has received intellectual property interests from a discovery or technology relating to health care. Dr. Messe has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Messe has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Clinical Event Committee for the CONFORMAL left atrial appendage occlusion trial with Yale Cardiovascular Research Group.
Michael Glantz, MD, FAAN	No disclosure on file
Tamara M. Pringsheim, MD, FAAN	The institution of Dr. Pringsheim has received research support from Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The institution of Dr. Pringsheim has received research support from Azrieli Accelerator.
Melissa Armstrong, MD, MSc, FAAN	The institution of Dr. Armstrong has received research support from National Institute of Aging. The institution of Dr. Armstrong has received research support from Florida Department of Health. The institution of Dr. Armstrong has received research support from Lewy Body Dementia Association. Dr. Armstrong has received research support from Parkinson Foundation. Dr. Armstrong has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a DSMB member with Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium. Dr. Armstrong has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a DSMB member with Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study. Dr. Armstrong has a non-compensated relationship as a Member, Scientific Advisory Council with Lewy Body Dementia Association that is relevant to AAN interests or activities.