Finding Orthopaedic Knowledge Online

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Finding Orthopaedic Knowledge Online

• more of what you want, less of what you dont

Christian Veillette M.D., M.Sc., FRCSC Assistant
Professor, University of Toronto Shoulder Elbow
Reconstructive Surgery University Health
Network Deputy Editor, Information and
Communication Technology Clinical Orthopaedics
and Related Research Email orthonet_at_gmail.com
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Objectives

• Develop a strategy for searching the Internet for
  high quality resources to use when learning on
  the fly
• Develop familiarity with major orthopaedic
  Internet resources

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Where you need the information
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Next Best
?
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Is the Internet an appropriate place to look for
high quality orthopaedic information?

• Information overload
• Commercial bias
• No quality assurance

All common and legitimate comments
- Biermann et al. JBJS (Am) 2006 881134-1140
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Yes

• Lack of a strategy for searching the Internet
  limits success
• EBM PICO
• Search FRIAR
• Effective search engine use requires learning and
  practice
• Different types of information, different search
  engines
• Different coverage, different search features,
  different algorithms for sorting results

Must KNOW your Internet resources
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FRIAR

• Frame
• Relevant Search Concepts
• Irrelevant Search Concepts
• Alternate Terms for Relevant Concepts
• Review

- P.F. Anderson, http//www-personal.umich.edu/pf
a/pro/8fold/
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Rapid Internet Preview

• Search Engines
• General Google, Yahoo, Ask, Live
• Semantic Hakia, Powerset
• Health Medstory
• Orthopaedics Orthopaedic Web Links (OWL)
• Textbook
• Wheeless
• Hyperguide
• OKO
• Emedicine
• Medscape
• Orthopaedia
• PubMed Fast Literature Search

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Hakia.com
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Medstory.com
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Orthopaedic Web Links (OWL)

• (www.orthopaedicweblinks.com)

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OWL Web
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Rapid Internet Preview

• Search Engines
• General Google, Yahoo, Ask, Live
• Health Medstory
• Orthopaedics Orthopaedic Web Links (OWL)
• Textbook
• Wheeless
• Emedicine
• Medscape
• Hyperguide
• OKO
• Orthopaedia
• PubMed Fast Literature Search

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Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics

• www.wheelessonline.com
• Duke University and Data Trace
• Search or Browse
• Hypertext format, cross-referenced
• Note form
• References

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EMedicine

• http//www.emedicine.com/orthoped/index.shtml

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Medscape Orthopaedics

• http//www.medscape.com/orthopaedics

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ORTHOPEDICS hyperguide

• http//www.ortho.hyperguides.com

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OKO

• http//www5.aaos.org/oko/login.cfm

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What are they missing?
Web 2.0

• Social Technologies
• Collaboration Community
• Who are your people?
• Who do you want to tell what?
• Who do you want information from?

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Personal Knowledge Management

• Knowledge is created by people
• through
• Comparisons
• Consequences
• Connections
• Conversations

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Orthopaedia.com
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Orthopaedia.com
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Rapid Internet Preview

• Search Engines
• General Google, Yahoo, Ask, Live
• Health Medstory
• Orthopaedics Orthopaedic Web Links (OWL)
• Textbook
• Wheeless
• Emedicine
• Medscape
• Hyperguide
• OKO
• Orthopaedia
• PubMed Fast Literature Search

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PubMed

• www.pubmed.gov
• Internet Interface with Medline Database
• National Library of Medicine (USA)
• Over 100 Orthopaedic Journals
• not all journals
• Citation includes
• Authors, Title, Reference, Abstract, Subject
  Classification

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Fast PubMed Search

• Enter search string with jargon terms
• Use as many as possible
• Terms that must be in the article
• Find an on-subject article
• Read abstract to make sure
• Click on Related Articles
• First 10 should be on-subject
• If too many click Review tab

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Full Internet Bibliography

• Orthopaedic Portals
• Textbooks
• Directories
• Organizations
• Push sites
• EBM
• Electronic Journals
• Discussion Sites

• Commercial Sites
• Patient Information
• Search Engines
• PubMed
• Social Networks

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Which type of site is useful?

• Depends on your
• topic and purpose

Know your Internet resources
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Thank you
The Orthopaedic Internet A Collaborative
Resource