What is MD Conference Express?
- What conferences does MD Conference Express cover?
- What conferences has MD Conference Express covered in previous years?
- How soon after the conference is the MD Conference Express issue published?
- Who writes the reports?
- What does it mean to be peer-reviewed?
- Is MD Conference Express a medical journal?
- How should MD Conference Express be cited?
- What does it mean when the highlights are Official?
- What is the relationship between SAGE and MD Conference Express?
- Can I browse through the content by a discipline or therapeutic area?
- Can articles be printed, emailed or shared?
- Can I use MD Conference Express on a mobile phone or tablet?
- What browsers are supported?
- Can I download PDFs for MD Conference Express?
- How do I stay current on MD Conference Express?
What is MD Conference Express?
MD Conference Express provides reliable, peer-reviewed reports summarizing primary source data presented at the most important medical conferences across multiple disciplines. Articles are written by professional medical writers and subjected to our 5 step peer-review process to ensure accuracy, scientific integrity, and fair balance.
What conferences does MD Conference Express cover?
In 2015, MD Conference Express will cover over 40 medical conferences across multiple disciplines including:
What conferences has MD Conference Express covered in previous years?
MD Conference Express has covered almost 150 conferences from 2005-2014 and also features limited coverage in the following disciplines:
How soon after the conference is the MD Conference Express issue published?
MD Conference Express issues are published 5-6 weeks post-conference, upon completion of the 5-step peer-review process.
MD Conference Express reports are written by professional medical writers who are trained in the MD Conference Express 5-step peer-review process. As part of the process, our International Medical Advisory Board chooses the most important topics to be covered at each conference and peer-reviews the reports. MD Conference Express reports are not submitted by the study investigators or presenting faculty, but as part of our process, we do send our report to the presenting faculty to review and add any updated data before we publish.
What does it mean to be peer-reviewed?
The practice-changing articles in these reports are written only from primary source materials. Our content planning is done under the guidance of our international medical advisory board and in collaboration with the scientific leadership of the conference host society where we have official partnerships. Our content is published only after careful vetting for accuracy, fair-balance, and clinical impact by an authoritative group of world experts.
Is MD Conference Express a medical journal?
No, we publish peer-reviewed conference highlights. Our content is written by professional medical writers who are trained in our process, not submitted by the study investigators or presenting faculty. Our content is published 5-6 weeks post-conference, rather than the more lengthy process of publication in traditional academic literature.
How should MD Conference Express be cited?
In accordance with citation guidelines, MD Conference Express articles should be cited as a secondary source including the name of the medical writer, the title of the report, the publication name, the name of the conference issue, and the name(s) of the faculty who presented the research at the conference. Formats and examples showing how to cite MD Conference Express are below in AMA format. Other citation questions? Please contact us!
AMA Format
[Author of the report (medical writer)]. [Title of Report]. Report on original conference presentation made by [presenter name(s)]. In: [Publication Name], [Name of Conference Issue (society name + meeting name)]. [Publication month and year of report]. URL and DOI. Accessed date.
AMA Example
Jill Shuman. Gout Guidelines: The Good, the Bad, and the Future. Report on original conference presentation made by John D. FitzGerald. In: MD Conference Express, American College of Rheumatology: 78th Annual Scientific Meeting. December 2014. http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/51/21. doi: 10.1177/155989771451016. Accessed March 31, 2015.
What does it mean when the highlights are Official?
We partner with many of the leading global medical societies to produce the official society-endorsed highlights of their annual scientific meeting, including partners such as the European Society of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, and many more.
What is the relationship between SAGE and MD Conference Express?
SAGE acquired the publisher of MD Conference Express (The Goodwin Group International) in February 2014 and continues to publish MD Conference Express reports out of Boston, MA.
Can I browse through the content by a discipline or therapeutic area?
Yes! We are adding a Browse by Discipline menu will be available on the site in mid-April. You will find it at the top of the page next to the Browse by Conference menu.
Can articles be printed, emailed or shared?
Yes! You can email, print or share articles from the Tools menu on the article page.
Can I use MD Conference Express on a mobile phone or tablet?
Yes! MD Conference Express has a responsive design, so all features are accessible on any device or screen size.
MD Conference Express works best using Internet Explorer 10 or higher, and the latest versions of Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. Some images and buttons may not display correctly in older browser versions.
Can I download PDFs for MD Conference Express?
Yes! If you’re having trouble viewing the PDFs, download the latest version of Adobe Reader.
How do I stay current on MD Conference Express?
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Are usage reports available for MD Conference Express?
Yes! COUNTER 4-compliant usage reports are available as part of our Librarian Resources.
Is MD Conference Express indexed in PubMed?
MD Conference Express is not indexed in PubMed because it is not a journal. MD Conference Express is a serial of conference session summaries that are written by professional medical writers, reviewed against primary source data for accuracy, and peer-reviewed to ensure scientific integrity and fair balance. We are indexing MD Conference Express in major open web search engines (Google, Bing) and library discovery services (ProQuest’s Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service, Ex Libris’ Primo, and OCLC’s WorldCat Local). And we’re providing a MARC record and other tools via our library discovery checklist, to ensure MD Conference Express is discoverable online and through library systems.
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