01 Dec 2023 Becoming an Evidence Detective (Critical Appraisal Pearls for Clinicians)
Want to become an evidence detective?
Want to avoid some common pitfalls when reading clinical drug trials?
This presentation was originally given at the October 2023 TI Annual Course by Dr. Jessica Otte and Aaron M. Tejani.
Dr. Otte is a family physician in Nanaimo, BC with interests in palliative care and care of the elderly. She is passionate about helping patients find the right health care according to the evidence and their needs and values. She enjoys sharing this approach when supervising medical learners and in delivering CME, whether locally or internationally. Her policy work is mainly in the areas of high value care, resource stewardship, and sustainability in the design of health systems. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Family Practice, and a member of the UBC Therapeutics Initiative. She also Co-Chairs the BC Health Technology Assessment Committee (HTAC) and is Chair of the Doctors of BC’s Council on Health Economics and Policy (CHEP). She lives with her family among the Douglas Firs on traditional Snuneymuxw territory.
Dr. Tejani is a researcher/educator with the Therapeutics Initiative (co-chair of the Education Working Group, member of the Drug Assessment Working Group), clinical assistant professor with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (University of British Columbia), and Medication use evaluation pharmacist with Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services (Vancouver, BC). He completed his BSc(Pharm) at UBC (Vancouver) and Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska).
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