Thursday, December 08, 2005

JAMA - Clinical Decision Support and Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Prescribing

A Randomized Trial
Matthew H. Samore, Kim Bateman, Stephen C. Alder, Elizabeth Hannah, Sharon Donnelly, Gregory J. Stoddard, Bassam Haddadin, Michael A. Rubin, Jacquelyn Williamson, Barry Stults, Randall Rupper, and Kurt Stevenson
JAMA. 2005;294:2305-2314.
ABSTRACT FULL TEXT

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The Institute of Healthcare Improvement has partnered with JAMA, with the help of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to facilitate the transition of science into practice through the series “Author in the Room."

In this series, the author of a study published in JAMA with the potential to change clinical practice will talk with clinicians during a conference call, facilitated by clinical experts in implementing changes in practice.

Read the editorial (DeAngelis, C., MD, MPH, Berwick, D., MP, MPP. JAMA. 2005;293:1004.)

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Author in the Room teleconference deal with Matthew H. Samore, MD, author of "Clinical Decision Support and Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Prescribing."
Author in the RoomSM