Oxford Workshops on How to Practice Evidence-Based Medicine

The growth in the demand for knowledge about EBM has led to the Centre expanding its educational programme to include workshops on practising EBM.

• The 2002 Oxford Workshop on How to Practice Evidence-Based Medicine will be held here at the John Radcliffe from 8th - 11th April 2002. To get an application form, you can either:
  1. [download temporarily offline]
  2. contact Bridget Burchell, bridget.burchell@ndm.ox.ac.uk.
• The above workshop will be held in Spanish and English
• Check out our Calendar of Events to see a general listing of forthcoming educational events in EBH.

Click here to download copies of the PowerPoint slides used in this workshop plenaries.

The remainder of this page gives a brief outline of the format for the April 2001 Workshop.

Oxford, 9th - 12th April, 2001

Who should attend the Workshop?

The workshop is intended to serve as an introduction to evidence-based medicine. It is aimed at clinicians and other health care professionals who wish to gain knowledge of critical appraisal and experience in the practice of evidence-based health care.

You should consider attending if you:

• have a belief in the process of small-group learning,
• wish to learn how to practice EBM, and
• are committed to patient-centred learning.

Workshop aims

After the workshop, participants should be able to:

1. formulate answerable questions
2. search effectively for evidence
3. critically appraise evidence for its validity and applicability
4. understand basic measures of efficacy such as numbers needed to treat and likelihood ratios
5. understand the basics of decision analysis and cost-effectiveness.

Workshop format

Most of the Workshop will be conducted in small groups in which participants will develop their EBM knowledge and skills. Plenary sessions will present and discuss core issues in EBM. Time will be provided each day for searching, study and the establishment of working groups. There will be opportunities to continue and develop working groups during informal social events.

Workshop materials and preparation

Participants will receive EBM packages in diagnosis, prognosis, therapy/prevention, quality of care, systematic reviews, and economic analysis. They will also receive appropriate background readings, a relevant textbook (such as How to Practice and Teach Evidence-Based Medicine) and software tools to help them practice and teach EBM.

Workshop facilitators

Workshop facilitators have been practising and teaching EBM at sites across the UK, Europe and North America. The Workshop will be chaired by Dr Martin Dawes.

Cost

The fee for the Workshop is £800; details about accommodation will be made available as soon as possible..

Application