BMJ Impact Report 2023

Ani Orchanian-Cheff helps residents in family medicine develop the skill of accessing information at the point of care by incorporating BMJ Best Practice’s treatment algorithms into her teaching sessions. Enhancing medical education and training in Canada During the morning ward rounds, she introduces the evidence-based healthcare (EBHC) pyramid 5.0, a model that guides clinicians to start with synthesised summaries for clinical reference, where BMJ Best Practice plays a crucial role. The information specialist finds that clinicians, nurses, and practitioners of family or general internal medicine, who are the primary recipients of her teachings, favour BMJ Best Practice due to its ability to offer fast and dependable answers.

Some of the things I look for in a tool are whether it’s peer-reviewed and what the reviewers’ disclosures are. I also look to see when it was last reviewed or updated, who put the tool together, and their disclosures. All of that is included in BMJ Best Practice.” Ani Orchanian-Cheff Information Specialist, University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, Canada

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