HelpDesk Answers Overview
HelpDesk Answers (HDAs) are brief, structured evidence-based answers to clinical questions written by physicians for physicians. HDAs are 500 to 600 words, drawing from the best available recent evidence including: meta-analyses, evidence-based guidelines, or original research. HDAs are peer reviewed and published in Evidence-Based Practice , a monthly journal produced by the Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN) and distributed to more than 4,000 physicians and libraries, world-wide. HDAs are also reproduced in WONCA’s Global Family Doctor, STFM’s Teaching Physician, and Missouri Physician a publication of the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians.
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Who, What, Why HDAs
HDA authors are affiliated with the Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN), a not-for-profit membership organization, comprised of more than 125 family medicine residency programs throughout the United States. More than 100 authors are currently involved in the HDA writing programs.
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Create a Sustainable HDA Program
Successful HDA writing programs share a number of characteristics. This pate includes strategies and tactics to ensure a robust, sustainable program. If you would like to build a scholarly writing program at your organization, please contact the FPIN membership manager to learn how FPIN can help.
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Sign-up For an HDA Question
If you are logged on as a member of this website, you will have access to the HDA Question List and may select a question, as the first step in writing your HDA. Please have your FPIN ID and Password and co-author’s email address handy when signing up. For help in accessing the Question List contact HDA Project Manager or call us at 573-256-2066.
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Download HDA Resources
FPIN is committed to support of our authors throughout their writing project. If you do not find what you are looking for, please don’t hesitate to call or email us and one of our staff will be glad to assist you. HDA Project Manager Contact information.
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Learn More About EBP
Find answer to your questions about FPIN's monthly journal including the benefits of subscribing, pricing, and a form for instant online subscribing or renewing. We urge current subscribers to provide suggestions and comments by completing the short EBP survey.
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Contact the HDA Project
If you have a question that you would like to submit to the Project Manager, feel free to use this online form and she will get back to you shortly. Otherwise, you can reach someone directly in our Columbia, Missouri office by calling: (573) 256-2066.
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