NEOMED Library: Evidence Based Medicine Thread in the College of Medicine Legacy Curriculum: HSC III & IV: HSC IV: Clinical Guidelines Activity 3/15

Asynchronous Session

Complete the following before 5 pm on March 15th. We will not have class on March 15th. I will use the class Zoom session as an optional assignment help session.

Watch the following videos:
- Overview of Clinical Practice Guidelines - Terry Shaneyfelt, M.D., MPH
- Clinical Practices Guidelines and Your Assignment Video in AIMS - Heather McEwen, MLIS, MS
Download a copy of the Duke University Practice Guidelines Critical Appraisal Worksheet.
Choose a disease that has been discussed in POMS II.
Search one of the resources provided to find a clinical guideline about that disease.
Evaluate the guideline using the critical appraisal worksheet.
- Remember to add your name to the file and name and on the assignment.
- You must cite the clinical guidelines that you are evaluating.
  - See the Citing Resources guide for an example of a clinical guideline citation.
Turn in your completed worksheet in the assignment tool in the HSC IV AIMS site.

Clinical Guidelines Checklist

Duke University Practice Guideline - Critical Appraisal Worksheet
Duke University Medical Center Library and Archive Evidence-Based Practice Guide: Appraise (https://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/ebm/appraise)

Clinical Guidelines

AAFP Clinical Practice Guidelines
AccessMedicine
See the CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2018 and the CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Inpatient Medicine 2018–2019
ECRI Guidelines Trust
GuidelineCentral
MEDLINE - PubMed
Set a filter for article type (guideline).
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines
TRIP Database
UpToDate
Where else to go for Clinical Guidelines (Now that Guideline.gov won’t be maintained) - Jennifer Hinkel
Blog has a list of links to organization-written clinical guidelines.

Clinical Guideline Citation Example

Citing Resources Guide

Accessing & Evaluating the Clinical Guidelines

HSC IV

3/15/21

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:

• Complete clinical guidelines checklist in class today, submit to assignment tool in AIMS

Topic 1:

TOPIC: Clinical Guidelines

FACULTY: Heather McEwen, MLIS, MS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

AT THE END OF THE VIDEO, LECTURE, AND ASSIGNMENT, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

Explain the purpose of guidelines and the criteria that determine a high-quality guideline.
Discuss the limitations of guidelines.
Explain where clinical guidelines are found on the EBM pyramid.
Identify three ways to search for clinical guidelines
Identify a relevant clinical guideline relevant to a disease discussed in POMS II.
Evaluate a clinical guideline using a clinical practice guidelines worksheet.

ASSIGNED READING: None

SUPPLEMENTAL READING:

Greenhalgh’s How to Read Paper, Chapter 10
Sanderlin BW, Abdul Rahim N. Evidence-based medicine, part 6. An introduction to critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2007 Aug;107(8):321-4.
Limitations of Clinical Practice Guidelines video - Terry Shaneyfelt, M.D., MP

CLASS RESOURCES:

ASSESSMENT: Complete the clinical practice guidelines checklist. Upload the worksheet to the assignment tool in AIMS.

COLLECTIONS BY FORMAT:

KEY RESOURCES:

SERVICES:

SPACES:

HSC IV: Clinical Guidelines Activity 3/15

Asynchronous Session

Clinical Guidelines Checklist

Clinical Guidelines

Clinical Guideline Citation Example

Accessing & Evaluating the Clinical Guidelines