Upcoming Courses / Workshops
1-Day Workshop on Evidence Based Practice
Date: June 26, 2009
Location: Oxford, UK
Sponsor: Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine-Oxford
Purpose: This 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.
The Rocky Mountain Workshop on How to Practice Evidence Based Health Care
Date: July 26 – 30, 2009
Location: Vail, Colorado
Sponsor: Department of Preventative Medicine and the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center
Purpose: The five-day workshop is an intense, hands-on learning experience using a small-group, problem-based approach to learning. The workshop will focus on teaching the basics of, and developing further insights into the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients or the delivery of health services.
5-Day Workshop on Teaching Evidence Based Practice
Date: September 7 – 11, 2009
Location: Oxford, UK
Sponsor: Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Purpose: This workshop is aimed at clinicians and other health care professionals, including those involved in mental health, who already have some knowledge of critical appraisal and experience in the practice of evidence-based health care and who want to explore issues around teaching evidence-based medicine. The workshop is NOT intended to serve as an introduction to evidence-based medicine itself.
Teaching and Leading EBM:
A Workshop for Teachers and Champions of Evidence Based Medicine
Date: March 22 – 26, 2010
Location: Durham, NC
Sponsor: Duke University
Purpose: This workshop is an intensive and interactive 4-day program designed to develop the knowledge and skills required to practice and teach evidence-based medicine. Sessions will feature a mix of small and large group discussions, interactive lectures, and case-based studies. Participants will spend 36 hours in active and assigned coursework. Attendees will be assigned dedicated small-group mentors to guide them in achieving personal goals and objectives.
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Evidence Based Decision Making in Urology:
How to Find and Apply the Best Evidence in Caring for your Patients
Date: April 26, 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
Sponsor: American Urological Association
Purpose: This course will teach the principles of EBM in the context of daily decision making in urology. Urology-relevant resources to search and retrieve the latest clinical research studies and provide the tools to systematically evaluate these studies for the quality of evidence they provide will be introduced. This course will be taught in a workshop-style, interactive format. The educational objective is to empower participants to independently search and appraise clinical research studies and retrieve high-quality evidence as it becomes available. This course is therefore of exceptional value to all urologists seeking to enhance their EBM skills, including those who are preparing for maintenance of certification (MOC) or a similar recertification examination.
How to Teach Evidence Based Clinical Practice
Date: May 31 – June 5, 2009
Location: Hamilton, ON
Sponsor: McMaster University
Purpose: The workshop is offered as a one-week intensive course. Participants will be learning in small groups led by clinical epidemiologists and practitioners from McMaster and other institutions. The workshop will consist of small and large group sessions, individual study time and opportunities for workshop participants to lead teaching sessions using their own ideas, materials, and reflecting their own experiences.
3-Day Workshop on Evidence Based Diagnostics
Date: July 21 – 23, 2008
Location: Oxford, UK
Sponsor: Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Purpose: The workshop is open to clinicians and laboratory staff who are interested in how to improve their, and others, usage and interpretation of diagnostic tests. It will be of particular interest to those whose work is largely in diagnostics, such as those working in laboratory medicine and radiology.
5-Day CASP International Network Training Week
Date: September 8 – 12, 2008
Location: Oxford, UK
Sponsor: Centre for Evidence Based Medicine
Purpose: Each year CASP runs a Training Week for health and social care professionals which promotes the use of research in practice. The CASP model promotes a user-friendly, sustainable and cost-effective teaching approach, which has already been implemented in several countries.
Second International Evidence Based Practice Workshop
Date: November 5 – 7, 2008
Location: Tabriz, Iran
Sponsor: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and the Oxford Center for Evidence Based Medicine
Purpose: The three day workshop is composed of small and large group discussions and lectures on EBM topics. The workshop is planned to provide knowledge on how EBM can be applied to patient care. The primary aim of this workshop is to develop teaching skills which can be taken home and taught at home institutions.
