13S133: Evidence-based Practice: Integrate Research, Clinical Judgement, and Patient Preferences

Sunday, November 13, 2022

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Location: Room 122

CE: 1

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for faculty have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

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Susan Bartlett, PhD

Professor of Medicine
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

This session will present a rheumatology clinical scenario to illustrate the role of scientific evidence in evidence-based practice (EBP). Attendees will be guided through the need for EBP (i.e., gap between what we know [science] and what we do [practice]). The speakers will define and outline the steps of EBP, including writing a clinical question using the PICO format, constructing strategies for searching databases and pre-appraised sources of evidence, critically appraising an intervention study using a checklist, applying the findings to the clinical scenario, evaluating the impact of the new intervention on patient outcomes, and self-evaluation of the clinician’s skills in finding and using the evidence. The clinical scenario will be based on a topic of interest to a variety of rheumatology disciplines.

Learning Objectives:

Identify the steps of evidence-based practice according to Sackett’s model
Describe key aspects of critical appraisal applied to rheumatology intervention studies
Determine the applicability, feasibility, and appropriateness of implementing a new intervention in your rheumatology practice

Presentations:

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM Eastern Time

The Researcher's Perspective: Finding and Critically Appraising the Evidence
Speaker: Dina Jones, PhD, PT – West Virginia University
12:20 PM – 12:40 PM Eastern Time

The Clinician's Perspective: When Does It Make Sense to Apply the Evidence to My Client(s) with Arthritis
Speaker: Marie Westby, PhD, PT – Mary Pack Arthritis Program
12:40 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Q&A