Dear list members

Alex Pollock asked for contacts in EBM for people in professions allied
to medicine 

I know that there has been a lot of work on evidence-based physiotherapy
in connection with the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP), based
in Oxford.  A contact person is Judy Mead, 0171 3066635.

There have also dental projects run by CASP by Derek Richards:
Derek Richards <[log in to unmask]>

Other areas of special non-medical expertise have been the development
of tools for finding evidence, a project which has been run by
librarians, Judy Palmer and Anne Brice. 
Anne Brice <[log in to unmask]>
judy palmer <[log in to unmask]>.

Peter




In message <000001be4068$cc8690e0$1269883e@default>, alex pollock
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Name:  Alex Pollock
>Profession:  Physiotherapists
>Interests:  the promotion of evidence-based practice in PAMs; stroke 
>rehabilitation
>
>Dear List,
>
>I suspect that I am one of the minority on this list, being a physiotherapist.  
>I'm awaiting other peoples introductions eagerly to see whether there are any 
>more professions allied to medicine (PAMs) on the list!
>
>I have recently started work on a project aimed at promoting evidence based 
>practice within PAMs, with specific reference to stroke rehabilitation.  We are 
>intending to produce a newsletter, along the lines of the journal Evidence-
>Based 
>Medicine (albeit on a smaller scale!) to disseminate up-to-date material on 
>evidence-based stroke rehabilitation.  However we are also very aware that PAMs 
>often do not have a culture that utilises critical appraisal, and we intend to 
>use the newsletter as an educational tool to highlight key issues.  
>
>We feel that the problem of lack of critical appraisal skills in PAMs is one 
>that really needs tackling, and we are also intending to do a "critical 
>appraisal roadshow", travelling to clinical sites throughout Scotland and 
>spending some time with clinicians reading a selected paper on stroke 
>rehabilitation.  We are aware that this is quite an undertaking and are 
>planning 
>to start some "pilot" workshops with friendly PAMs in the near future.  
>
>I would very much appreciate any references / personal experiences on critical 
>appraisal workshops and / or the running of journal clubs.  In many ways I feel 
>that our approach is going to initially have to be along the lines of  
>"critical 
>appraisal for the terrrified" workshops.....any comments?
>
>
>Alex Pollock PhD
>Stroke Therapy Evaluation Programme
>Glasgow Royal Infirmary

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