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The Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center hosts a Key Class series annually which covers their most frequently requested topics. The series enables designated time to discover resources and services that can impact patient care such as expert database searching, evidence-based practice, and an introduction to systematic reviews & meta-analysis. The classes are hands-on and open to all UT Southwestern faculty, students and staff.
Four 2-hour sessions are offered, including Point of Care Resources, Expert Database Searching, Evidence-Based Practice, and Introduction to Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analysis.
To register for individual sessions, please go to the 'REGISTER' tab.
Target Audience
Physicians
Learning Objectives
- Identify point of care resources available at UT Southwestern
- Select the best resource to use in their clinical practice
- Identify key databases for searching medical literature (Ovid MEDLINE®, PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus)
- Employ advanced search techniques, utilize Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and keywords to narrow and broaden a search
- Explain the research and critical appraisal processes
- Identify the appropriate resource for searching the literature
- Practice locating and identifying the best available clinical evidence based on a provided research question
- Differentiate between a literature review, systematic review and a meta-analysis demonstrated by successful completion of specific learning exercises throughout the session
COURSE DIRECTOR
Ishak Mansi, MD
Professor
Internal Medicine; Population and Data Sciences
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Nichelle Mack, MSLS, MSEd
Education & Instruction Librarian
Health Sciences Digital Library & Learning Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Richard Wayne, MBA
Assistant Director
Health Sciences Digital Library & Learning Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Helen Mayo, MLS
Faculty Associate
Health Sciences Digital Library & Learning Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Cathy Nakashima, MLS, MBA
Faculty Associate
Health Sciences Digital Library & Learning Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
SPEAKERS
Nichelle Mack, MSLS, MSEd
Helen Mayo, MLS
Cathy Nakashima, MLS, MBA
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas designates this continuing education activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center certifies that non-physicians will receive an attendance certificate stating that they participated in the activity that was designated for 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Available Credit
- 8.00 AMA
- 8.00 Attendance
Price
DESCRIPTION OF SESSIONS (PDF)
Registration
To register:
- Create an account in EthosCE, online learning management system, by selecting the "create an account" link or "login" to your existing account.
- Return to this course page. Make your selection above and select the "Enroll" button.
- Registration will be completed.