It's one week later and you anticipate Mr. Jones' appointment later in the afternoon. Mr. Jones will want to know the answer to his question of whether or not he would benefit from actively participating in the St. Mary's of the Lake Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program given the fact that he has COPD.

Let's summarize your extensive research activities regarding Mr. Jones' request:

• You searched BMJ Point of Care, an evidence based medicine resource, to find summary and synthesized information about COPD.
• You reviewed the COPD entry in another evidence based medicine resource - Clinical Evidence.
• You searched STAT!Ref, a search platform created to consult multiple authoritative medical resources simultaneously and scanned at least three resources.
• You searched Medline for a review article and read one article.
• After you built your foundation knowledge on COPD, you developed a PICO question that specifically addressed Mr. Jones' medical condition and concerns.
• You searched Medline to find a research article to help you find an answer to the PICO question.
• You searched The Cochrane Library, a top evidence based medicine resource, to find a Cochrane Review to answer your question.

This process introduced you to new evidence based medicine resources that provide synthesized and filtered information by content experts that will often help you with the diagnosis and treatment of patients' medical problems.

After all your research and reading, you are confident that Mr. Jones would benefit from attending the St. Mary's of the Lake Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. You will present your research findings to Mr. Jones this afternoon and register him in the pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Well done! 

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