Use of Wikis and Evidence-Based Medicine in Surgical Practice

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Conditions studied: Evidence Based Medicine

In brief

The goal of this study is to improve surgical residents' skills in critically appraising the literature and to promote the dissemination and application of the best available evidence to surgical practice. The hypothesis is that mandatory participation, with faculty oversight, in a journal club wiki will improve the dissemination, evaluation, and application of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in a surgical residency program at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT-Houston).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01051050

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

45

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-10-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• General surgery residents at UT Health Science Center at Houston

You may not qualify if…

• Not a general surgery resident at UT Health Science Center at Houston

Where it is running

• University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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