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Real-Time Peer Review: An Innovative Feature to an Evidence-Based Practice Conference |
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| Authors: | Jonathan D Eldredge Holly E Phillips Philip J Kroth |
| Institution: | 1. Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, Family &2. Community Medicine Department , University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico , USA jeldredge@salud.unm.edu;4. College of University Libraries &5. Learning Services, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico , USA;6. Community Medicine Department , University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico , USA;7. School of Medicine , University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico , USA;8. University Hospitals, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico , USA |
| Abstract: | Many health sciences librarians as well as other professionals attend conferences on a regular basis. This study sought to link an innovative peer review process of presented research papers to long-term conference outcomes in the peer-reviewed professional journal literature. An evidence-based conference included a proof-of-concept study to gauge the long-term outcomes from research papers presented during the program. Real-time peer review recommendations from the conference were linked to final versions of articles published in the peer-reviewed literature. The real-time peer review feedback served as the basis for further mentoring to guide prospective authors toward publishing their research results. These efforts resulted in the publication of two of the four research papers in the peer-viewed literature. A third presented paper appeared in a blog because the authors wanted to disseminate their findings more quickly than through the journal literature. The presenters of the fourth paper never published their study. Real-time peer review from this study can be adapted to other professional conferences that include presented research papers. |
| Keywords: | Informatics research library science research mentoring mentors peer review professional conferences research societies |