Awareness and Use of Evidence-based Medicine Databases and Cochrane Library Among Physicians in Croatia

Novak, Katarina; Mirić, Dinko; Jurin, Ana; Vukojević, Katarina; Aljinović, Jure; Čarić, Ana; Guić, Maja Marinović; Poljičanin, Ana; Kosta, Vasiliki; Rako, Dalibora; Marušić, Ana; Marušić, Matko; Puljak, Livia

doi:10.3325/cmj.2010.51.157

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“…For example, this school has a very high focus on evidencebased medicine and it is home to the national branch of The Cochrane Collaboration (14)(15)(16)(17)(18). We have reported previously that students from the University of Split, School of Medicine have more knowledge and more positive attitudes on evidence-based medicine, compared to students from other medical schools in Croatia and in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (19).…”

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Impact of a recruitment campaign on students’ applications o medical school

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Mijačika

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“…Usage of The Cochrane Library was much lower among family physicians, compared to physicians from clinical hospitals (26). As much as one third of the contacted physicians responded that they would be interested in learning a methodology for doing Cochrane reviews; among them were many of those who previously said that they did not hear about The Cochrane Library, which may indicate a social desirability bias (26). Concurrent with this study, an initiative for adopting a 'Cochrane PhD' was started in 2009 with letters mailed to all Croatian medical schools, Faculty of Natural Sciences in Zagreb and Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry in Zagreb, inviting them to approve a Cochrane systematic review as a potential doctoral thesis.…”

Section: Advocating For "Cochrane Phd" In Croatiamentioning

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“…While survey among biochemists about their use of The Cochrane Library has not been done, a study of physicians in Croatia was published recently and showed that only 10% of contacted physicians used The Cochrane Library and 9% had read the systematic reviews from The Cochrane Library (26). Usage of The Cochrane Library was much lower among family physicians, compared to physicians from clinical hospitals (26).…”

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Cochrane systematic review as a PhD thesis: an alternative with numerous advantages

Sambunjak

Puljak

2010

Biochem Med

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In this article we propose that the production of a systematic review within The Cochrane Collaboration should be considered a valid mode of achieving doctoral title in medicine and related professions, including biochemistry. While engaging in a Cochrane systematic review, an author rst registers a title, then writes a peer-reviewed protocol consisting of introduction and methods, and nally publishes a full systematic review in The Cochrane Library, a monthly publication, which in 2009 reached an impact factor of 5.65. Conducting a Cochrane systematic review can give PhD candidates not only an opportunity to acquire a high level of content and methodological expertise, but also the capacity to learn and solve problems by using critical and analytical thinking. This capacity is considered one of the key generic and transferable skills necessary for future researchers. While working on a Cochrane systematic review, an author builds international research network. Cochrane Review Groups as editorial bases of The Cochrane Collaboration o er ongoing support and advice to the authors. Besides being clinically relevant and high-impact, Cochrane systematic reviews should be especially interesting to doctoral students from low-and middle-income countries because they are associated with relatively small nancial burden. In conclusion, systematic reviews have a number of advantages and therefore institutions o ering postgraduate training should consider adopting a "Cochrane PhD", and students should consider doing a Cohrane systematic review for their doctoral thesis.

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“…There has always been a gap between the "family physicians/researchers" and "family physicians/practitioners" and we can only seldom speak of family physicians' research practices, where research and practice are permanently intertwined, as for example in the Netherlands, Great Britain and Australia (3,6,(16)(17)(18)). An average family physician in Croatia does not experience research as an integral part of their clinical work, more often it is perceived as "extra work reserved for colleagues, who want to thrive academically and to participate in science" (19).…”

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A proposal for enhancement of research capacities in Croatian general practice

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Petric²

2013

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Research in family medicine contributes to the increase of knowledge, and its practical application improves the work of family physicians. Although research in family medicine in the Republic of Croatia has a long tradition, no sustainable research network exists as yet. Enhancing such a network is essential to efficaciously conduct research that is specific and important for family practice. This article describes the experiences of other countries and offers a proposal for a conceptual model for the development of a permanent research network in family medicine through three key elements: recognition of research as an indicator of quality of care that is specifically funded, introducing a continuing cycle of education for family physicians/researchers in the field of scientific research and building the capacity of academic family medicine and the success of their applications for domestic and international projects and funding sources. Conclusion. The application of the conceptual model from Australian primary health care research, adjusted to our circumstances, could further enhance research capacity building in Croatian family medicine.

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Awareness and Use of Evidence-based Medicine Databases and Cochrane Library Among Physicians in Croatia

Abstract: There is low awareness about EBM and The Cochrane Library among physicians in Croatia, which creates a need for educational interventions about EBM for the benefit of health care in Croatia.

Cited by 28 publications

References 13 publications

Impact of a recruitment campaign on students’ applications o medical school

Impact of a recruitment campaign on students’ applications o medical school

Cochrane systematic review as a PhD thesis: an alternative with numerous advantages

A proposal for enhancement of research capacities in Croatian general practice

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