PubMed for Veterinarians

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About PubMed for Veterinarians

This collection houses documents to develop and support the “PubMed for Veterinarians” tutorial: a blank framework for writing case studies for PubMed; a completed framework for the “Pubmed for Veterinarians” tutorial; the three handouts developed for, and included in, the tutorial, Using PubMed Filters, Automatic Term Mapping, and PubMed and Boolean Logic; the script for the “PubMed for Veterinarians” tutorial; and tips for writing clinical case studies for PubMed regardless of subject. These educational resources are freely available for adaptation and use to support further educational and training endeavors.

These resources were initially developed by Dr. Lisa Keefe and Heather K Moberly, AHIP, AHFEA.

This project has been funded in whole or part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, under Contract No. HHSN-276-2001-00007-C with the Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library.

Authors

  • Lisa Keefe
  • Heather K. Moberly
  • Micah J. Waltz

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    PubMed for Veterinarians: Blank and completed frameworks for the "PubMed Tutorial for Veterinarians"
    (Texas A&M University, 2015-04-30) Keefe, Lisa; Moberly, Heather K.
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    PubMed for Veterinarians: Using PubMed Filters (Handout)
    (Texas A&M University, 2015-04-30) Keefe, Lisa; Moberly, Heather K.
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    PubMed for Veterinarians: Automatic Term Mapping (Handout)
    (Texas A&M University Libraries, 2015-04-30) Keefe, Lisa; Moberly, Heather K.
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    PubMed for Veterinarians: Scripts for the "PubMed Tutorial for Veterinarians"
    (Texas A&M University, 2015-04-30) Keefe, Lisa; Moberly, Heather K.
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    PubMed for Veterinarians:PubMed and Boolean Logic (Handout)
    (Texas A&M University, 2015-04-30) Keefe, Lisa; Moberly, Heather K.
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    PubMed for Veterinarians: Tips for creating a clinical case study in PubMed
    (Texas A&M University, 2015-04-30) Keefe, Lisa; Moberly, Heather K.
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    Translating veterinary clinical experiences into effective educational experiences with case studies
    (Texas A&M University, 2016-10) Waltz, Micah J.; Keefe, Lisa; Moberly, Heather K.
    Educating the next generation of veterinary practitioners is evolving and medical knowledge is growing rapidly, outstripping the practitioners’ ability to keep up with the medical literature. One challenge is shifting from primarily testing factual knowledge, towards demonstrating proficiencies in professional competencies. This emphasis highlights the importance of collaborating with content specialists, such as partnering with librarians, to support the development of information competencies. Teaching professional competencies in a curriculum can be overwhelming, especially for those without a background in educating adult learners. However, a variety of teaching methods and tools can facilitate moving from clinic to classroom. Frameworks may assist in constructing case studies to support contextual teaching. This approach is advantageous because the content is familiar and the framework facilitates chunking the information into a case study with a logical progression of information for learning. We designed a case study worksheet that we then used to create the “PubMed for Veterinarians” tutorial. It is a simple case study providing context for users while they learn an information competency searching PubMed. The tutorial provides a framework that practitioners can use as a model to translate clinical experiences to educational experiences for the classroom. In this example, the medical case was intentionally uncomplicated to emphasize the PubMed skills. The “PubMed for Veterinarians” tutorial is a collaborative effort that emphasizes clinical information as context for learning and information competency. As an instructor, the practitioner can use tools like this case study worksheet to translate experiences into context for teaching that emphasizes competencies and develops skills for practitioners in practice.