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Eat, Drink And Be Wary, Robert Lannigan Apr 2011

Eat, Drink And Be Wary, Robert Lannigan

Pathology Presentations

The diversity of foods available and the way we produce, process and distribute them can have consequences in terms of infectious illnesses. This talk by Dr. Robert Lannigan, professor in Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, explores some of these concerns.


The Characteristics Of Successful Evidence Retrieval By Nephrologists And The Impact Of Pubmed Search Filters, Salimah Shariff Mar 2011

The Characteristics Of Successful Evidence Retrieval By Nephrologists And The Impact Of Pubmed Search Filters, Salimah Shariff

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Background: Clinicians frequently search PubMed to guide patient care. This study investigated the factors that impact successful searching and the utility of PubMed search filters.

Methods: A random sample of nephrologists was surveyed between 2008 and 2010; 160 valid responses were received (72% response rate). One group of 60 respondents was presented with the same two clinical questions, while the other 100 were each presented with a unique clinical question. The clinical questions were based on recently published systematic reviews. Respondents provided the search terms they would type into PubMed to address their clinical question(s). All physician-provided searches …