From Paper to Patient: Applying Clinical Literature to Practice Improvements, Part 1 - Evidence-Based Medicine: Rationale and Conceptual Framework
neuroscienceCME TV
Premiere Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007This activity offers CE credit for:
- Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1)
- Nurses (CNE)
- Pharmacists (ACPE)
- Psychologists (APA)
- Social Workers (NASW)
- Certified Case Managers (CCMC)
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Friday, October 10, 2008
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available
 | Stephen J. Bartels, MD Professor of Psychiatry and Community & Family Medicine Dartmouth Medical School Co-Director, Dartmouth Center on Aging Hanover, NH |
 | Sharon A. Mozian, MD Medical Director of Acute Outpatient Services The Brien Center and Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA |
Clinical care is increasingly reliant on evidence-based medicine (EBM) practices, a mechanism for distilling
medical literature into a subset of sound and rigorous findings to guide clinical decision-making. The EBM
process involves collecting data on a clinical question, critically reviewing it, putting it into context, and then
applying it to the patient.(1) In psychiatry, scientific evidence for application to many important problems is
lacking or controversial. And although the body of medical literature in psychiatry is expanding rapidly,(1) not all
research findings are of equal value; psychiatrists need education on how to evaluate research and to cull only
the most relevant and rigorous evidence for integration into practice. Training in evidence-based psychiatry is
uncommon, and there is an unmet need for psychiatrists to master the basic knowledge and skills needed to
use EBM.(2,3) In Part 1 of this neuroscienceCME TV activity, faculty will guide clinicians through the formulation
of appropriate clinical questions that can be addressed with EBM, and in methods for conducting targeted
literature searches.
- Nagurney JT. Evaluating the literature. June 23, 2006. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic748.htm. Accessed 9/11/2006.
- Hoge MA, Tondorn J, Stuart GW. Training in evidence-based practice. Psychiatr Clin North Amer 2003;26:851-865.
- Corrigan PW, Steiner L, McCracken SG, Blaser B, Barr M. Strategies for disseminating evidence-based practices to staff who treat people with serious mental illness. Psychiatr Serv 2001;52:1598-1606.
To provide basic knowledge and skills on evidence-based medicine to psychiatry practitioners and to provide guidance on methods for incorporating evidence into practice.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the importance of using evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes.
- Formulate a clinical question that can be answered using evidence-based principles.
- Conduct a targeted and efficient search of the medical literature.
CME Outfitters, LLC, gratefully acknowledges educational grants from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company, Janssen L.P., and Pfizer Inc. in support of this CE activity.
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, certified case managers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals seeking to incorporate evidence-based medicine into their clinical practice.
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters,
LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this educational activity for
a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians
should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
CNE Credit (Nurses):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is an approved
provider of continuing nursing education by the New York
State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
It has been assigned code 6WASUP-PRV-0613. 1.0 contact
hours will be awarded upon successful completion.
CEP Credit (Psychologists):
CME Outfitters is approved
by the American Psychological Association to sponsor
continuing education for psychologists. CME Outfitters
maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
(1.0 CE credits)
NASW Credit (Social Workers):
This program was approved
by the National Association of Social Workers (provider
#886407722) for 1 continuing education contact hour.
CCMC Credit (Certified Case Managers):
This program
has been approved for 1 hour by the Commission for Case
Manager Certification (CCMC).
CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs)
Universal Program Number:
376-999-07-015-L04 (live presentation)
376-999-07-015-H04 (recorded programs)
Post-tests, credit request forms, and activity evaluations can be
completed online at www.neuroscienceCME.com (click on the
Testing/Certification link under the Resources tab - requires free
account activation), and participants can print their certificate
or statement of credit immediately (70% pass rate required).
Otherwise, participants should fully complete and return both
the credit request form and activity evaluation located within
the course guide for this activity. A certificate or statement of
credit will be mailed within 4-6 weeks to all who successfully
complete these requirements.
Disclosure Declaration
All faculty participating in CME Outfitters continuing education activities are required to disclose any conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentation(s) as defined by the ACCME's Standards for Commercial Support, and other accrediting and regulatory bodies. Full disclosure of faculty relationships will be made on this website and within the activity course materials prior to the premiere date of this activity.
Questions about this activity? Call us at 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767).
TV-047-101007-90
