Management of a bibliography meeting

T. Pottecher

Bibliography, to do what?

• Literature watch– Focalized on one topic– All data available– Small group (research laboratory team)

• New data in a medical speciality– Many topics– One subspeciality

Bibliography, how?

• Scheduled meetings• Readers choosen• Which level of analysis

– Complete analysis (methodology, results, …)– Giving only the new data– Writen report?

• To create motivation– Relaxed meeting, every body can give his/her comment– Senior’s incentive

Bibliography, which gain for resident?

• Professional knowledge improvement• To develop a criticism mind• To learn how to present data

– Choice of article– Making slides– How to speak

Personal experience: my residents (1)

• Weekly meeting– Relaxed – Each resident : 1 journal– Présentation 1 per month– Short presentation

• Results• Study’s limits• Practical consequences

Personal experience (2)

Literature watch

Decided by senior : • Topic, • analysis period • Articles given to residents

Chronologic introduction (senior)• Detailled analysis (residents)• Changing clinical protocol (together)

Difficulties

• Maintain awareness

• Maintain motivation

• Do not accept all results– Discuss of clinical interest

– Discuss results and honesty of message

• Criticize (gently) the presentation

• Literature sometimes not available

Bibliography, consequences?

• Time for easy discussion• Able to make a powerpoint presentation• Improvement of oral presentation• Incentive to read medical literature, to upgrade

his/her knowledge?