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Feb 20, 2024
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12/21/2023
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Megan Shivers
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Author or Media Producer
Part of assessing the credibility of a source is assessing the credibility of the author. Write 1–2 sentences to address the following questions: •
Use a search engine to research the author. Where do they work and what is their education? The authors of this case report are all part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Lebanese University in Lebanon. They are also all from the Department of General Surgery at Mount Lebanon Hospital in Lebanon. •
Is the author a researcher in this field? No, they are all educators and nedical professionals.
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Has the author been published in other journals? Yes, the author showed up in 20 other cases within the National Library of Medicine.
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Publisher – Organization or Sponsor
Credibility is also dependent on the publisher of the article. There are many ways to publish articles these days, such as organizations, sponsors, academic journals, and more.
Write 1–2 sentences to address the following prompts:
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Who is the publisher? The Publisher is the National Library of Medicine within the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
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What else do they publish? This should be located on their website. The National Library of Medicine is a vast repository of medical information, databases, research tools, and specialized programs, serving healthcare professionals, researchers, and the public with authoritative and reliable resources in various facets of medicine and biomedical sciences.
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What evidence do you have to trust this publisher? The NLM's commitment to scientific rigor, peer review, collaboration, accessibility, and its longstanding position within the medical and research community, contribute to the trustworthiness of its publications. •
As a rule, it is best to avoid public websites, which end in .com
. Does this media end in .org
(professional organization), .edu
(educational organization), or .gov
(government agency)? This website ends in .gov
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Point of View or Bias
Credible resources generally support an idea, but the idea should not derive from bias. Write 1–2 sentences to address potential bias.
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Does the author seem biased? This author does not seem biased as the majority of his submissions are all case study reports of actual medical cases from the hospital.
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Does the publisher have an obvious bias, such as political or philosophical agendas? The NLM's mission centers around advancing biomedical research, providing healthcare information, supporting clinical practice, and promoting public health. Its publications and databases aim to be objective, comprehensive, and evidence-based,
focusing on scientific accuracy and reliability. While the National Library of Medicine (NLM) remains impartial, the studies or articles found in its databases come from diverse sources. Consequently, the viewpoints or conclusions within these studies may reflect the biases or perspectives of the authors or institutions responsible for the research.
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Intended Audience Audience is fundamental to the credibility of a resource because the author will be writing directly to this audience. Write 1–2 sentences addressing the audience of the resource.
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Who is the audience? For example, is the audience a knowledgeable and professional audience in the field, or is the audience a general audience? The audience for this case report is other medical professionals within the same speciality. •
Content
Accuracy of content should be determined before the information is disseminated to others. Write 1–2 sentences to address the accuracy of the content. •
Is the information covered fact, opinion, or propaganda? The information in the case is all factual. There were no opinions given, as it was a direct case that occured and the findings that came from it.
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On what did you base your answer
? I based my answer off of reading the case and looking at the factual reports and pictures from the patients medical file.
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How do you know if the content is accurate? This case study did have permissions from the patient from whom this case study derived from. It also had many affiliations that included others whom are in the same speciality and university
.
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Currency
Research changes and evolves all the time; therefore, current articles are more credible than dated articles. Exceptions to this include articles and concepts that are foundational to a field of study. Write 1–2 sentences addressing the currency of the article. •
Is this information current? This information is fairly current, as it is from June 6, 2020.
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Is this a resource that is frequently updated, or is this a static resource? This is a static resource as it derived from one specific instance of a medical case.
Source:
Adapted from Capella University Campus website.
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