Open AccessIncorporating evidence-based principles in medical training. Sharing experience with McMaster
Author(s) -
Silke Anna Theresa Weber,
Aristides Palhares Neto,
Luciana Patrícia Fernandes Abbade,
Jacqueline Costa Teixeira Caramori,
Gilmar Reis,
Rosemary Oliveira,
Lehana Thabane
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mededpublish
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2312-7996
DOI - 10.15694/mep.2018.0000269.1
Subject(s) - medical education , psychology , family medicine , medicine
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Background: This workshop was the second activity of the collaboration between the McMaster University, Botucatu Medical School- São Paulo State University (UNESP) and Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais – PUC Minas that took place in Botucatu, Brazil between March 27th to 28th 2017. Aims: Its prime purpose was to share with the Brazilian professors and students how to include evidence-based concepts in their daily teaching activities. Methods: The participants were involved and guided in discussions on how to explore evidence-based techniques to improve their understanding and their willingness to include new teaching strategies in the future. Results: A final evaluation survey completed by the participants indicated that they were highly satisfied with the workshop experience and that they gained an enhancement of knowledge about evidence-based medicine. Conclusion: Participants had an increase in their self-confidence to implementevidence-based concepts in their future lecture programs.