DynaMed ™ Answers Most Physician Questions in Practice
Clinicians Answered More Questions and Changed Clinical Decisions More Often

IPSWICH, Mass. — December 7, 2005 — A recent study published in the November/December 2005 issue of the Annals of Family Medicine concluded that DynaMed ™ (from EBSCO Publishing) successfully provides primary care clinicians with easy access to the latest evidence-based research for effectively answering clinical questions. This research was funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation (http://www.nsf.gov/) and included the participation of fifty-two primary care clinicians in a randomized trial. This study establishes DynaMed as the only evidence-based reference shown to answer most clinical questions in primary care.

The study determined that “using DynaMed, primary care clinicians answered more questions and changed clinical decisions more often, without increasing overall search time.” This is accomplished through DynaMed’s efficient synthesizing of multiple bits of research evidence into clinically useful statements. While research databases like MEDLINE ® provide access to quality research, the overall search time for using such resources is often prohibitive in a point-of-care environment. According to the study, DynaMed serves as a more efficient resource for accessing the latest evidence-based research in a clinical setting.

To view a copy of the original article, please visit the following URL: http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/3/6/507

DynaMed was created by a physician for physicians and other health care professionals as a point-of-care clinical reference tool to replace most routine textbook and article searches. In addition, this resource is a great tool for medical students and residency programs.

DynaMed provides clinically-organized summaries for more than 1,800 topics. A simple yet powerful topically-driven menu allows physicians, medical students and other health care professionals to research high-end synthesized information from respected publications, associations, and contributing clinicians. DynaMed is updated daily and monitors the content of over 400 medical journals directly and indirectly by using ten journal review services. Each publication is reviewed cover-to-cover, and each article is evaluated for clinical relevance and scientific validity. Through this process of systematic literature surveillance, the best available evidence determines the content of DynaMed.

Please visit http://www.dynamicmedical.com for additional information regarding DynaMed.

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