POEMs and Tips from Other Journals
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POEM stands for Patient-Oriented Evidence that
Matters. POEMs meet three criteria: they address common questions that
physicians face; they measure outcomes that physicians and patients care about
(e.g., symptoms, morbidity, quality of life, and mortality); and they have the
potential to change practice. See page 1846 for expanded
definition.
The POEMs section is coordinated by Mark H. Ebell, M.D., M.S., AFP's deputy editor for evidence-based medicine. Dr. Ebell is a founding member of InfoPoem, Inc., an independent commercial entity.
These POEMs are from InfoRetriever, part of the InfoPOEMs Clinical Awareness System, copyright InfoPOEM, Inc. The complete list of topics is available to InfoPOEMs subscribers at www.InfoPOEMs.com.
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