Using Medical Literature for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Raman TanwarMS, MCh RegistrarDepartment of UrologyEditor – IJSS, JYMR, Andrology, Urology and Nephrology

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Job Profile: New Aspects

Things are Interconnected

Think different for Growth

Patient is the indirect client

Relation with the Doctor

Laplace LawPrinciple of Exchange

What you can offer Smile

Time

Knowledge

Schemes for patients

Doctors Interests

• Product Awareness

• CME

• Doubts

• Market Insight

Research and CME

Product Specific is Minimum

Text Books

Journals

Online Resources

Your Interaction can be useful

and productive for the

specialist

Tips and Tricks

Honest Information

Know competitors in and out

Give to the point information

Highlight USPs

Use aids carefully

Talk about both sides

Inform about patient offers

Be backed by knowledge

What is Medical Research ?

Informal

Formal Letters to editor

Case Reports

Case Series

Non Randomized Studies

Randomized Studies

Review

Meta-analysis

Guidelines

Level of Evidence

Determinant of trust and practical application of results

Grading of Research

Essential to separate implementable from non-implementable

Separates superior studies from the average studies

How to select a Good Research

• Reputed Journal

• Type of Study

• Sample Size

• Interesting Topic

• Usefulness to the clinician

• Relation with your Product

Initial Assessment

Title

Authors

Place of Work

Date

Abstract Introduction

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Detailed

An

alysis

Detailed

An

alysis

Finding Content

Presenting Research

Introduce the topic

Relevance of Research

Highlight the findings

Understand and Acknowledge the limitations

Emphasize Practical Utility

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