Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 6920: Equine Techniques Elective

Description

This module is intended to give veterinary students hands-on experience in using the literature to support clinical practice. AVMA Competency 9: critical analysis of new information and research findings relevant to veterinary medicine.

Online Component 

• Canvas course site
• Resource guide at: http://libraryguides.missouri.edu/vms6920

Clinical Component

• Class session and hands-on practice in creating PICO questions, searching databases, and evaluating results

Learning Objectives

• Be familiar with the concepts of evidence-based veterinary medicine
• Use PICO to formulate a clinical question
• Translate PICO into literature search strategies
• Use PubMed and other sources to find best evidence

Preparation requirements and study materials

• Review the material available on the Resource guide: http://libraryguides.missouri.edu/vms6920
• Read the following Veterinary Evidence Knowledge Summary: In horses with osteoarthritis, is mesenchymal stem cell therapy more effective at managing lameness than intra-articular corticosteroids? Read as HTML | Read as .pdf
  • Pay particular attention to the search strategy in the Methodology Section

Opportunities for practice and review

• Consultations with librarian at any time

Assessment

• In-class participation and brief quiz 100%