POM V Introduction to PBLI Presentations 9/16/2025

Biostatistics, Epidemiology/Population Health, & Interpretation of the Medical Literature

• Study design, types and selection of studies (includes dependent/independent variables)
• Measures of association
  • Other measures of association
    • number needed to treat/harm; absolute risk (AR), absolute risk percent (AR%); population attributable risk (PAR), population attributable risk percent (PAR%)

AAMC Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering Residency

• EPA 7: Form Clinical Questions and Retrieve Evidence to Advance Patient Care

PPC IV

9/16/2025

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:

• Complete PPICO assignment in class today, submit to assignment tool in CANVAS

Topic 1:

TOPIC: PPICO Assignment, Answering Clinical Questions with Time Constraints, Questions about Your PBLI Presentations  

FACULTY: Heather McEwen, MLIS, MS & Kris Baughman, Ph.D.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

AT THE END OF THE SESSION, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Discuss the requirements for a PBLI presentation and the rubric components for their PBLI presentation.
• Use PPICO components to create a clinical question for their PBLI presentation.
• Search for a research article to answer your clinical question
• Summarize the funding information and potential author conflicts of interest for their research article.
• Determine the level of evidence for their research article.
• Select potential supplemental resources for their presentation. 

ASSIGNED READING: None

CLASS RESOURCES:

• Bring information about your HxPx patient  or a previous PACE patient and any prep work that you have completed on your PBLI presentation. 
• Library Resources 

ASSESSMENT: Complete the PPICO assignment. Upload the worksheet to the assignment tool in CANVAS.