PEF Academy · Members’ series
The Fine Print
One practice-relevant paper per issue. We read the whole thing, redraw the figures, and find what the abstract leaves out.
New papers and landmark studies
For prescribers
About 8 minutes an issue
What every issue gives you
The same structure every time, so you know where to look.
- 1A verdictThe bottom line in a few sentences, with a “Change Monday’s practice?” rating.
- 2Figures you can exploreThe paper’s key results, redrawn from the published values. Tap through ages, drugs or subgroups.
- 3The fine printErrors, mismatches and limits inside the paper that the abstract doesn’t mention.
- 4Patients on MondayThree teaching cases that separate what the paper shows from outside evidence and clinical judgment.
- 5Five takeawaysWhat to carry into clinic, in plain words.
- 6The chapter it updatesEach issue links to the Academy chapter that changed because of it.
“Change Monday’s practice?”
Every verdict carries one of three ratings.
No
Nothing in practice should change.
Refine
Sharpens how you interpret or monitor; no new protocol.
Change
The evidence is strong enough to change a default choice.
How we read a paper
Numbers exactly as publishedNo rounding and no recalculation. Every chart has its exact values one tap away.
Checked against the paperEvery number is checked against the original by a board-certified psychiatrist before publication.
No more than the paper supportsUncertain results are called uncertain. Anything from outside the paper is labeled as such.
Every issue is included in Academy membership. Issue 1 is free to read.
Join the AcademyFor clinician education. The Fine Print supports, and does not replace, clinical judgment, current prescribing information and local protocols.
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