title: [The path from science to the practicing surgeon. Engagement of documentation of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences for providing evidence-based medicine].
abstract: The flood of information that comes along with the rise of electronic media has changed the expectations towards the Documentation Service of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (DOKDI): Evidence Based Medicine (EMB) in particular not only demands procurement of information, but also a selection regarding quality and relevance: The question arising out of the clinical situation requires an answer correct in its content and helpful in the specific situation. Getting an idea of what evidence exists about the correctness of a certain procedure through critical lecture is an ideal often obstructed by lack of time and methodical problems in the practice; therefore, one often has to rely on evidence acquired through others and consult e.g. the Cochrane Library. DOKDI commits itself to the development of systematic reviews as well as to the dissemination of evidence found by using its experience in the documentation with electronic media and by providing the corresponding infrastructure. In addition to these activities, the Academy has spoken a grant for the training of EBM-Tutors. During a weekly workshop held in Oxford, clinicians will be trained as EBM-Tutors. This will allow an increasing number of EBM-Workshops held in Switzerland in the future.
authors.affiliation: DOKDI Dokumentationsdienst der Schweizerischen Akademie, Medizinischen Wissenschaften.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bleuer
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D004282:Documentation; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D016239:MEDLINE; D008492:Medical Informatics Computing; D013557:Switzerland