Board 434 - Research Abstract Simulation

Abstract

Introduction/Background: One of the core skills required for the practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the ability to effectively perform a literature search. The ever-increasing volume of healthcare literature causes searching and utilizing published literature to become increasingly challenging. The quality and accuracy of the information found significantly varies with the sophistication of the search strategy. We sought to determine if published key words in high quality publications are an effective tool for search strategy design.