Evidence-Based Medicine Research Project

How do prevocational doctors practice Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)?
A Prospective study

The University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine is undertaking a year-long study in January 2008 to investigate how prevocational doctors in NSW practice Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) in their first and second postgraduate years (PGY1 and 2).

Based in Sydney and Dubbo, the project will explore how interns practice EBM, determine what influences their practice of EBM and identify future training needs. Project findings will inform a critical understanding of the important factors that improve or hinder the practice of EBM by interns in relation to patient care.

PGY1 and PGY2 doctors: your help is needed with this study!

Participation in this study will take a maximum of 60 minutes of your time over one year and involves:

• Completion of a short self-evaluation questionnaire (5-10 mins) 2 times throughout the study (at the start and approximately 11 months after joining the study)
• Completion of an EBM competency test (30 mins - approximately 6 months after joining the study)
• Consent for automatic tracking of your access and use of CIAP over the course of the year (you would be provided with a unique username and password that works at home and in any facility/hospital)

Those completing the study will be entered into a draw to win 1 of 4 PDAs!
(NSW Permit No. LTPS/08/00309)

Study contact: Samantha Van Staalduinen: +61 2 9351 3687 or svan@med.usyd.edu.au

Funded by: Medical Training Review Panel; National Priority Projects in Prevocational Medical Education and Training

Project team: Dr Kumara Mendis (School of Rural Health), A/Prof Chris Roberts (CIPHER), A/Prof Merrilyn Walton (CIPHER), A/Prof Alexandra Barrett (School of Public Health), Adjunct A/Prof Joe Canalese (School of Rural Health), A/Prof Martin Stockler (RPA Hospital), Dr Michael Sinclair (Dubbo Base Hospital), Associate Dean Tessa Ho (OME).

Information for current study participants:

Go to http://www.ciap.health.nsw.gov.au (or connect via the hospital intranet at http://internal.health.nsw.gov.au:2001)

Select 'Evidence-Based Medicine Research Project' from the 'Quick Links' section on the right side of the CIAP homepage

Click the orange log-on button and enter your username and password
Please only opt to save your username and password for 7 days if you are the only person using that computer.

Send an email to krsupport@hcn.com.au entitled "EBM research project- change password" with your full name, username and new password (can be anything you want).

Unfortunately this is not possible- your username is registered not only with CIAP but several others involved in the provision of their services (e.g. OVID), and changing your username would likely result in disruption to your access to certain databases and other clinical information.

Call the helpdesk at 1800 643 850 or email krsupport@hcn.com.au

Let them know you are part of the EBM research project and provide your name, primary email address (just not hotmail!), and whether you are accessing from home or hospital (if hospital, include the name).

Help using CIAP Resources:

• Call the CIAP Help Desk at 1800 824 279 or .
• Check out the online user guides
• Attend a training course
• Ask your hospital library

This page was last updated on Thursday, 15-May-2008 18:15:41 EST