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Template for GEMP 4 EBM Assignment (2012) Title: Student details: Name (optional): Student number: Email address: Patient Details: Patient’s name: Outpatient/hospital number: Ward or unit where seen: Hospital: Date of Admission/consultation: Department (rotation)

Delete this wording and fill appropriate rotation, e.g. Paediatrics or Surgery

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EBM Assignment marking sheet (Leave page blank - for use by marker only) Final Mark: ____ Criteria Components Max

Mark Student Mark

Choice of Topic Originality (2) Relevance to block (2)

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Presentation Completed all sections (1) Neatness (1) Spelling check completed (1) Grammar check completed (1)

4

Scenario

Short description of the clinical situation Relevant and interesting

5

Explanation for choice of topic

Clear, convincing 5

Structured Clinical Question

Patient/Intervention/Comparison/Outcome 4

Search strategy

Resources used (2) Search terms used (2) Hits found (1) Hits relevant, details of why other hits excluded (3) Explanation of why 4-6 papers selected for review chosen (3) Completeness of search (1)

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Summary of Relevant papers

ID (2) Patients (4) Study design and level (2) Outcomes (4) Study results (7) Weaknesses (6)

25

Commentary

Summation of the evidence Strengths and weaknesses of evidence Conclusion/s

20

Clinical bottom line/s

Clear, concise, correct 5

Applicability to patient

Relevance of evidence search to index (your) patient

6

Patient outcome Did the evidence make a difference? 5 References

Cited correctly in text (1) Vancouver system followed (4)

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Total 100 Marker name: Comments:

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Scenario Short description of the clinical situation. Relevant and interesting.

Explanation for choice of topic Clear and convincing

Structured Clinical Question Patient Intervention Comparison Outcome

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Search Strategy Primary and secondary resources Search terms used Number of hits found Hits relevant, details of why others excluded Explanation of why 4-6 papers selected by you for review chosen (if relevant)

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Summary of Relevant Papers

Author, date and country

Descriptive data (e.g. age,

sample size, intervention,

dose, duration, follow-up period)

Study type (level of

evidence)

Outcomes measured

Key results Study weaknesses

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Commentary Summation of the evidence Strengths and weaknesses of evidence Conclusion(s)

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Clinical Bottom line Snappy one-line answer to the question posed

Applicability and relevance to patient Was your patient similar to the study participants for demographics, severity, co-morbidity and other prognostic factors? If not, are there compelling reason why the results should not be applied to your patient? Are the likely treatment benefits worth the potential harms and costs? Patient outcome Briefly describe the implications of your search and your conclusions to your (index) patient What happened to your patient as a result of implementing (or not implementing) the particular strategy or intervention? References Provide full reference (in Vancouver format) for all paper cited in the table and text Any comments (optional):