Evidence-Based Medical Education and its Role in Teaching the Basic Sciences

Goals & Objectives

Several More Specific Objectives

Some Background Definitions
& Distinctions

What is Evidence-Based Medical Education (EBME)?

Definitions: EBM & EBE

Definitions: EBM & EBE

Seven Alternatives to EBM (EBME?)  BMJ 1999;319:1618-1618

Steps Necessary to Practice EBM/EBME

Enhancing Basic Science
Teaching

 What Are Some of the Educational Implications & Potential
Applications of EBME?

Applying Best Evidence in Medical Education: 4 Questions

1. What Is Good Evidence in
    Medical Education?

Asking Better Questions

Elements of a “Well Built” Educational Question - PICO

2. What Can We Do to Improve &
    Organize Our Knowledge Base?

What Is a Systematic Review? Key Elements

What Is a Systematic Review? Key Elements

Examples of Subgroup Analyses in Systematic Reviews

3. How Can We Use Evidence in
    Educational Decision-Making?

3. How Can We Use Evidence in
    Educational Decision-Making?

4. When Should We Demand Evidence
    for Program Development?

Identifying Electronic Resources for EBME

 
Where Do I Find the Evidence?

Sources of Evidence in the “Real World” in “Real-time”

Modified from: Navigating the Maze
University of Virginia Health Sciences Library

Rationale for Systematic Reviews

Searching for Evidence

Specialized Registers or Databases of Primary Studies

Social, Psychological, Educational & Criminological Trials Register

Using EBM Search Engines for Searching Efficiency to Save Time & Effort

EBM Search Engines
(tertiary sources)

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What Are Cochrane, Campbell & BEME and Should I Care?

Cochrane Collaboration

  Cochrane Library
  CD (& WWW)

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Effective Professional Practice & Organization of Care (EPOC)

  Cochrane Library
  “Education”

Campbell Collaboration

Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME )

Web Sites With Up-to-Date Information on Evidence-Based Medical Education

Web Sites for Secondary or “Tertiary” Resources

  Successes & Limitations to Date


What Are Future Possibilities & Challenges Facing Successful Implementation of EBME?

What Lessons Can EBE/BEME Learn from EBM?

What Lessons Can EBE/BEME Learn from EBM?

Successes & Limitations to Date

Future Possibilities?

"Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability"

Evidence-Based Medical Education and its Role in Teaching the Basic Sciences