Sam Vincent   

Biography

Sam Vincent is Bazian's Chief Informaticist, holding a degree in biology from Imperial College and a Masters in Information Studies from the University of Sheffield . Sam previously worked at the Department of Health, Institute of Neurology , and was the founding Information Specialist for the British Medical Journal's Clinical Evidence. At Bazian Sam manages the information team and is responsible for providing evidence-based literature searching and critical appraisal services for all Bazian projects.

Abstract

Clinical question answering services: establishing standards and improving quality

In our presentation, we will review two aspects of our work:

• Firstly, an overview of the current development needs of existing CQASs and how the standards will address them. How can the process by which CQASs work be made more explicit and transparent to users? How can the quality of the searches and their results be enhanced?

• Secondly, we will discuss the wider strategic issues that our work raised. What system do clinicians' need to answer their questions? What more can we do to provide clinicians with evidence, processed and tailored to their needs, so that they can practice better?

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