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Top 20 POEMs of the Past 20 Years: A Survey of Practice-Changing Research for Family Physicians

Mark H. Ebell, Henry C. Barry, Allen F. Shaughnessy, David C. Slawson, Nita Kulkarni and Linda Speer
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2018, 16 (5) 436-439; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2288
Mark H. Ebell
1College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
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Henry C. Barry
2Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan
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Allen F. Shaughnessy
3Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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David C. Slawson
4Family Medicine, The University of North Carolina, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Nita Kulkarni
5Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Linda Speer
6Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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    Top POEM for Each Year From 1998 to 2017

    YearTitle of POEMReference
    1998Metformin is best for obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitusUK Prospective Diabetes Study Group10
    1999β-Blockers are effective in heart failureLechat P, et al11
    20003 Years between Papanicolaou tests are adequate for many womenSawaya GF, et al12
    2001Managing heart rate and rhythm are similar for atrial fibrillationHohnloser SH, et al13
    2002Hormone replacement overall is not beneficialWriting Group for the Women’s Health Initiative Investigators14
    2003Self-breast examination does not reduce mortalityThomas DB, et al15
    2004Breast cancer screening results in overdiagnosisZahl P, et al16
    2005Vaccine prevents human papillomavirus infectionHarper DM, et al17
    2006Delayed prescription for acute otitis media reduces unnecessary antibioticsSpiro DM, et al18
    2007Home blood glucose monitoring is ineffective for type 2 diabetes mellitusFarmer A, et al19
    2008Intensive control of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes mellitus may be harmfulGerstein HC, et al20
    2009Prostate-specific antigen screening does not reduce mortality from prostate cancerAndriole GL, et al21
    2010Statin + fenofibrate is no better than statin alone in type 2 diabetes mellitusThe ACCORD Study Group22
    2011Rivaroxaban is similar to warfarin for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillationPatel MR, et al23
    2012Conservative therapy with antibiotics is an option for early uncomplicated acute appendicitisVaradhan KK, et al24
    2013Fasting is not necessary before measuring lipid panelsSidhu D and Naugler C25
    2014Niacin does not improve clinical outcomes in patients with vascular diseaseThe HPS2-THRIVE Collaborative Group, Landray MJ, et al26
    2015Steroids are beneficial as adjunctive treatment for community-acquired pneumoniaSiemieniuk RAC, et al27
    2016Active surveillance for localized prostate cancer: no increased mortality, but higher rates of clinical progressionHamdy FC, et al28
    2017Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes mellitusMarso SP, et al29
    • POEM = patient-oriented evidence that matters.

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