Using PICO to align medical evidence with MDs decision making models

Dympna O'Sullivan; Szymon Wilk; Wojtek Michalowski; Ken Farion

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-289-9-1057

Using PICO to align medical evidence with MDs decision making models

Dympna O'Sullivan, Szymon Wilk, Wojtek Michalowski, Ken Farion

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Abstract

Modern medicine is characterized by an 'explosion' in clinical research information making practical application of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM), problematic for many clinicians. We have developed a PICO-(evidence based search strategy focusing on Patient/Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome)-based framework for (indexing and retrieving medical evidence and we posit that the use of PICO allows for organizing evidence that is aligned with an MD's decision making model. We describe a study where medical students evaluated our PICO-based approach and results show that students are eager to apply EBM but are hindered by a lack of specialist skills. Students reported that the PICO-based framework for organizing evidence provided an intuitive way of accessing and evaluating evidence and would be useful for their clinical tasks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MEDINFO 2013 - Proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	1057
Number of pages	1
Edition	1-2
ISBN (Print)	9781614992882
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-289-9-1057
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MEDINFO 2013 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 20 Aug 2013 → 23 Aug 2013

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Number	1-2
Volume	192
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MEDINFO 2013
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	20/08/13 → 23/08/13

Keywords

Evidence-Based Medicine
Information Retrieval
PICO

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O'Sullivan, D., Wilk, S., Michalowski, W., & Farion, K. (2013). Using PICO to align medical evidence with MDs decision making models. In MEDINFO 2013 - Proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (1-2 ed., pp. 1057). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 192, No. 1-2). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-289-9-1057

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O'Sullivan, D, Wilk, S, Michalowski, W & Farion, K 2013, Using PICO to align medical evidence with MDs decision making models. in MEDINFO 2013 - Proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. 1-2 edn, Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, no. 1-2, vol. 192, IOS Press, pp. 1057, 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MEDINFO 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark, 20/08/13. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-289-9-1057

Using PICO to align medical evidence with MDs decision making models. / O'Sullivan, Dympna; Wilk, Szymon; Michalowski, Wojtek et al.
MEDINFO 2013 - Proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. 1-2. ed. IOS Press, 2013. p. 1057 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 192, No. 1-2).

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