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Evidence-Based Pediatrics SIG

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Mission
To support APA members who seek to advance the use of evidence-based medicine in improving clinical care, research efforts, educational programming, health care delivery, and health care policy for children

Vision
To provide a thriving and vital academic home for academic pediatricians who teach EBM, investigate its methodologies, or apply its principles in academic investigations and publications

April 2013 Newsletter Article

This year at the annual PAS meeting in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, May 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the Evidence-Based Pediatrics Special Interest Group will hold its annual meeting with the majority of the meeting devoted to the teaching of evidence-based medicine in training programs. Participants for the last two years have rated this format highly and asked us to continue the tradition.

There will be a variety of presentations of successful teaching tips and methods used by faculty across the country to teach EBM to medical students and residents. Topics include 1) Preliminary Findings from a New EBM Curriculum for Pediatric Residents using CAT Presentations, 2) Teaching Pediatric Residents to Pose Relevant Clinical Queries, 3) How I Teach ROC Curves, 4) Common Errors that Teachers of EBM Make, 5) Using Small Group Learning to Teach EBM to Trainees, and 6) A Report from the SIG's Year-long Project to Develop Standardized Questions and Answers for Testing EBM Proficiency. A brief business meeting will follow the presentations. We will also review the on-line EBM resources we have compiled and set an agenda for the upcoming year.

Save the date and plan to join us!

SIG Co-Chairs:
Robert M Jacobson
jacobson.robert@mayo.edu

Hans B Kersten
hkersten@drexelmed.edu

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Membership

To join the SIG you must first become a member of the APA
The second step then is to join our SIG's list-serv
Our meetings are open to all attending the PAS, but our communications depend on the list-serv

The APA EBP SIG Listserv

To join the listserv, visit the APA website at http://www.academicpeds.org and log into the Members Only section and then access Administer ListServ Preferences
To post a question, just send your question to apa-EBP@listserv.ambpeds.org

Information on Recent and Upcoming EBP SIG Activities

The last EBP SIG meeting took place on Sunday, April 29, 2012 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. as part of the Pediatric Academic Societies 2012 Annual Meeting in the Hynes Convention Center, Room 101
The next meeting takes place at PAS 2013 May 4-7, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
The co-chairs are actively seeking suggestions for speakers including self-nominations

Meeting Presentation 2012

EBM Teaching on Sample Size Effects by James Campbell, MD
Common EBM Errors by Tom Newman, MD
Introducing iPads at the Bedside: Teaching Quick and Rough Approaches to EBM to Pediatric Residents by David Soma, MD

Meeting Notes from the Most Recent EBP SIG Meeting

Fifty-eight members and guests of the Evidence-Based Pediatrics Special Interest Group met Sunday, April 29, 2012, from noon to 2 p.m. for its annual meeting at Pediatric Academic Societies 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The meeting included a number of presentations including one from Thomas B. Newman, M.D., Professor of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Pediatrics, at University of California San Francisco, on "Common Errors that Teachers of EBM Make" and another from James R. Campbell, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, at University of Rochester on "Teaching the Effects of Sample Size." David Soma, M.D. Chief Resident, Pediatrics, at Mayo Clinic reported on the outcomes of "Giving iPads to Pediatric Residents to Bring a Quick and Rough EBM to the Bedside."
The presentations were followed by a business meeting run by the Co-Chairs Hans B. Kersten, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Drexel University, and Robert M. Jacobson, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic. Agenda items included a call for revisions and updates to the EBM resources on the APA web site at the Evidence-Based Pediatrics Special Interest Group pages as well as a discussion on plans for next year's annual meeting and plans this summer for collating across our organizations test questions for pre- and post-testing for EBM knowledge in residency programs.
To join the Special Interest Group, please join our list-serv by logging on to the Member's Only Section on the APA pages at http://www.academicpeds.org/members/index.cfm and clicking the Administer ListServ Preferences.

Conferences and events

EBM Workshops at the 2012 PAS Meeting in Boston, MA
- Recognizing Common Biostatistical Errors in the Literature (1:00 PM-3:00 PM)
  - Date/Time: Friday, April 27, 2012 - 1:00 PM
    Room: Back Bay D - Sheraton Boston Hotel
- Obtaining High-Quality Evidence for Use in Practice and Teaching
  - Date/Time: Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 2:45 PM - 4:45 PM
    Room: Republic A - Sheraton Boston Hotel
    Course Code: 1712
A Practical Approach to Teaching EBM to Pediatric Residents - Beyond the Journal Club
- Date/Time: Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 8:00 AM-11:00 AM
  Room: 104 - Hynes Convention Center
Recognizing Common Biostatistical Errors: A Case-Based Approach
- Date/Time: Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 8:00 AM -11:00 AM
  Room: Back Bay A - Sheraton Boston Hotel
  Course Code: 2224
EBP SIG - Common EBM Teaching Errors, Understanding Data, Using I-Pads to Teach EBM
- Date/Time: Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 12:00 - 2 pm
  Room: 101 - Hynes Convention Center
  Course Code: 2600
An Introduction to the Cochrane Collaboration's Methods for Conducting Systematic Reviews
- Date/Time: Monday, April 30, 2012 - 8:30 AM -11:30 AM
  Room: Back Bay A - Sheraton Boston Hotel
  Course Code: 3202
You Got EBM In My QI Process! No, You Got QI in My EBM Process: Two Great Processes That Integrate Together
- Date/Time: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 8:30 AM -11:30 AM
  Room: 107 - Hynes Convention Center
  Course Code: 4234
Closing the Gap between Discovery and Practice: Bringing Evidence Based Practice to Scale
- Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  Room: 109 - Hynes Convention Center
  Course Code: 4206
Contact Robert M Jacobson to post at jacobson.robert@mayo.edu