A clinically integrated curriculum in Evidence-based Medicine for just-in-time learning through on-the-job training: The EU-EBM project

dc.creator	Horvath Andrea R
dc.creator	Decsi Tamas
dc.creator	Cabello Juan B
dc.creator	Burls Amanda
dc.creator	Arvanitis Theodoros N
dc.creator	Weinbrenner Susanne
dc.creator	Kulier Regina
dc.creator	Emparanza Jose I
dc.creator	Hadley Julie
dc.creator	Coppus Sjors FPJ
dc.creator	Kaczor Marcin
dc.creator	Zanrei Gianni
dc.creator	Pierer Karin
dc.creator	Stawiarz Katarzyna
dc.creator	Kunz Regina
dc.creator	Mol Ben WJ
dc.creator	Khan Khalid S
dc.date	2007-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:17:47Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:17:47Z
dc.identifier	10.1186/1472-6920-7-46
dc.identifier	1472-6920
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c227d9b481774fae929df21036213d34
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19164
dc.description	<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Over the last years key stake holders in the healthcare sector have increasingly recognised evidence based medicine (EBM) as a means to improving the quality of healthcare. However, there is considerable uncertainty about the best way to disseminate basic knowledge of EBM. As a result, huge variation in EBM educational provision, setting, duration, intensity, content, and teaching methodology exists across Europe and worldwide. Most courses for health care professionals are delivered outside the work context ('stand alone') and lack adaptation to the specific needs for EBM at the learners' workplace. Courses with modern 'adaptive' EBM teaching that employ principles of effective continuing education might fill that gap. We aimed to develop a course for post-graduate education which is clinically integrated and allows maximum flexibility for teachers and learners.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A group of experienced EBM teachers, clinical epidemiologists, clinicians and educationalists from institutions from eight European countries participated. We used an established methodology of curriculum development to design a clinically integrated EBM course with substantial components of e-learning. An independent European steering committee provided input into the process.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>We defined explicit learning objectives about knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviour for the five steps of EBM. A handbook guides facilitator and learner through five modules with clinical and e-learning components. Focussed activities and targeted assignments round off the learning process, after which each module is formally assessed.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The course is learner-centred, problem-based, integrated with activities in the workplace and flexible. When successfully implemented, the course is designed to provide just-in-time learning through on-the-job-training, with the potential for teaching and learning to directly impact on practice.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	BioMed Central
dc.relation	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/7/46
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6920
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	BMC Medical Education, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 46 (2007)
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject	DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Medicine (General)
dc.subject	R5-920
dc.subject	Medicine
dc.subject	R
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	A clinically integrated curriculum in Evidence-based Medicine for just-in-time learning through on-the-job training: The EU-EBM project
dc.type	article