OpenEvidence

I have not been quick to jump on the bandwagon of AI primarily because I do not use it to write papers or articles or for work But after using this app, a number of times I have been converted! There are so many questions that I have that I want to ask that are hard to put into words. It's hard to find how to phrase the question to get the answer. Often I want to ask why something works when all the evidence says it shouldn't, or whether a product that is used all the time really does what it says it does. Or why Physicians keep using something if it can't be shown to work. Or why when all of our medical knowledge says something should work one way it actually works the other way. Open evidence easily feels those questions and provides multiple answers from different angles completely Answering exactly what I was concerned about in the past searching Google or another search engine was inadequate for the detail I needed or just missed the point of the question it would bring up common explanations or just List, which I already knew. I wanted the complexity of the "why" or better yet why things weren't as they seemed or should be With open evidence I can ask the question in the words that I'm comfortable with and OE "gets it" and provides an incredibly thorough answer, taking in all the subtleties as if it read my mind it's as if I'm talking to a genius professor who has a complete knowledge of all areas of Medicine, surgery, etc. And the ability to understand what the student is asking and explain it in terms he or she understands. Thank you for creating this

The team has built something awesome!! If you’re someone who’s trying to look up the right thing to do and already trying to chatGPT cardiac questions- this is the best AI tool (ignore ChatGPT!!). It’s well resourced with high impact journals. It’s helped for quick summary of current evidence (with referenced journals) and especially quick for looking up new medication side effects. It’s more robust in its LLM for answering nuanced questions than the usual Cochran review/Uptodate that ones used to learning decades ago. A great equalizer for trying to synthesis best practice and when trying to pull quick things from guidelines. And supposed to be able to get CME credit in the future for what one looks up also! Great starting point for being able to jump to a journal reference quickly…

This is a fantastic app. It generates fast, clear and succinct answers to questions, but there are some issues to be aware of. I have found that in practice, you REALLY need to use the right prompts, or some of the information you receive may be incomplete or misleading. For instance, it may not provide you information pertinent to special populations (ie pregnancy), unless you think to ask for this specificity. I also found that when asking about treatment options, it may provide options but will not go into details of the risks associated with these options unless specifically prompted. I also noticed it will sometimes generate information that is not fully correct if the prompt is too general. For instance I typed “magnet runaway pacemaker.” I expected to get information on the runaway pacemaker condition and how to use a magnet to stabilize it. But what I got was “A magnet runaway pacemaker refers to a malfunction of a pacemaker that results in erratic and rapid pacing due to the inappropriate activation of the device’s magnet response mode.” I think this will eventually be an incredible application of AI for as a tool for medical practice. Looking forward to future updates.