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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>! I thought Bill's article provided more insights in this process and having more questions is always helpful. Recent advances including using practice and system based approach and using the Chronic care Model will mane the practice of EBM both more important and challenging. While we figure out the different trees in the forest , I think approach to the whole forest remain the critical art of practicing EBM. A friendly dialogue would not only be idealistic but probably the most appropriate in this case. Bottom line librarians remain the backbone of research and literature retrieval, but who helps the GP? <<<<<<<<<<<<< Agree with most of that. Perhaps these two articles may be of use in trying to cope with information overload and clinical query answering at the point of care: http://www.pjonline.com/noticeboard/series/infomastery.html Here at the NPC we are also looking at ways that we can promote the concept of Information Mastery (as that is what we are talking about here) as a follow-up to our conferences back in March earlier this year: http://www.npc.nhs.uk/information_mastery.htm More soon! Cheers (8(|) Jonathan --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Underhill MRPharmS Assistant Director, Education and Development National Prescribing Centre The Infirmary 70 Pembroke Place Liverpool L69 3GF Tel: 0151-794-8143 Fax: 0151-794-8067 Mobile: 07968 851325 email: [log in to unmask] website: www.npc.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- DISCLAIMER: This e-mail may contain confidential and/or proprietary information some or all of which may be legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only. If any addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail and destroy any copies. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print, or rely on this e-mail.