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The document discusses writing case reports for medical publication. It defines a case report as a description and discussion of a clinical case that presents newly found conditions, manifestations, disease mechanisms, or drug effects. Case reports can teach students and health professionals and be published in research or teaching journals. They usually follow the structure of introduction, case description, and discussion/conclusions. When writing case reports, authors should consult the target journal's instructions, cite literature selectively, and focus the discussion on why the case is being reported and implications for clinical care or research. Potential issues include obtaining documentation, maintaining confidentiality, and style points like word usage.
writing-case-reports.ppt
- 1. Workshop on MedicalWriting and Publication Bangladesh Society of Medicine Dhaka, Bangladesh 10–14 December 2011
- 2. Writing a CaseReport Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH Texas A&M University bgastel@cvm.tamu.edu
- 3. The Case Report •Basic definition: description and discussion of a clinical case • “The archetypal medical article” • Popular with readers • Perhaps the easiest type of journal article for clinicians to write
- 4. Functions • Presenting newlyfound – Conditions – Manifestations – Disease mechanisms – Effects of drugs – Etc • Teaching – Students – Health professionals
- 5. Potential Publication Sites •Research-oriented medical journals – General medical journals – Specialty and subspecialty journals – (Note: sometimes include cases as letters) • Teaching-oriented publications – Journals – Textbooks etc • Journals specializing in case reports
- 6. Examples of Case-Report Journals •BMJ Case Reports (http://casereports.bmj.com/) • Journal of Medical Case Reports (http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/) • Case Reports in Gastroenterology (http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/pro dukte.asp?Aktion=JournalHome&Produkt Nr=232833)
- 7. Case Reports: SomeStructures • Usual structure: introduction, case description, discussion/conclusions, references • Modified IMRAD structure: (Mainly) introduction, methods, results, discussion • Clinico-pathological conference (CPC) • “Case presentation” (case description followed by topic discussion)
- 8. General Pointers • Consultthe journal’s instructions to authors. • Use other case reports in the same journal as models. • Review the literature. • Cite the literature selectively. (Case reports generally have short reference lists.) • Consider including one or more figures or tables. • Provide an informative title. • Write in a style that clinicians will find readable.
- 9. Section-by-Section Advice • Introduction: –Provide background to help readers appreciate the case. – Note why the case is being reported. • Case description: – Focus on aspects relating to why the case is being reported. – Therefore include mainly pertinent positives and negatives.
- 10. Section-by-Section Advice (cont) • Discussion/conclusions: –Again, focus on items relating to why the case is being reported. – Note evidence supporting the conclusions being drawn. – Discuss ambiguities and alternative interpretations, if any. – Relate content to previously published material. – Discuss implications for clinical care and, if applicable, for research.
- 11. Case Reports: SomeIssues • Obtaining data and documentation on potentially publishable cases • Confidentiality of information and photos • Sensitivity of wording • Style Points – “Case” versus “patient” – Drug names (generic or trade, capitalization) – Avoiding excessive capitalization of disease names