Archiving “Event Knowledge”: Bringing “Dark Data” to Light

Archiving “Event Knowledge”: Bringing “Dark Data” to Light

Illig J. Archiving “Event Knowledge”: Bringing “Dark Data” to Light. J Med Libr Assoc. 2008 Jul;96(3):189-91. The author discusses how getting information presented in conferences and similar events is always a challenge to retrieve, especially considering that most abstracts are not really published in journals later. He advocates access to "event knowledge", because such access enables health professionals to get a "complete view of knowledge" for both patient care and research. Appeared in QMedCONNECT, Vol 1, Issue 9, Oct 2008
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Evidence-Based Medicine Teaching Tips Working Group – Series of Articles

Evidence-Based Medicine Teaching Tips Working Group – Series of Articles

Evidence-Based Medicine Teaching Tips Working Group Here is a series of articles from the "Evidence-Based Medicine Teaching Tips Working Group" . Simply click the link above to get a set of eight articles that this group has published, working with other authors, on statistics and critical appraisal of papers. Very useful for those who'd like to both teachers and  learners of EBM, statistics and appraisal! Appeared in QMedCONNECT, Vol 1, Issue 8, Sept 2008
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Special Issue:  Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Special Issue: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Special Issue Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology  This time we'd like to highlight not just an article, but a special issue of the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology - 2008 - Jan - Vol 74 - Suppl. This issue - a special supplement - carries the recommendations of the IADVL Dermatosurgery Task Force for standard guidelines of care for dermatosurgical procedures. The President of IADVL in his remarks mentions that Dermatosurgery in India is an emerging subspecialty and hence many like-minded individuals of IADVL took the effort of producing this issue especially for the benefit of younger…
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