Course title: Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)

Duration: (3 days)

Corse description:
This course introduces the basic concepts of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and critical
appraisal of the medical literature. It consists of two major parts. The first part of this
course will be devoted to searching for the best evidence in the medical literature and
critically appraising it. The second part of this course will be devoted to learning how to
generate evidence.

Course topics and activities:
• Introduction to EBM
• Study Design
• Asking an Answerable Clinical Question
• Finding Evidence
• Analysis of Abstracts
• Critical Appraisal
• Critical Appraisal of Diagnosis Paper
• Critical Appraisal of Therapy Paper
• Appraising Systematic Reviews
• Level of Evidence
• How to Practice Evidence Based Medicine

Course fees|: 300 $

Objectives of course:
o Understand the basic concepts of Evidence-Based medicine.
o Distinguish between various levels of evidence.
o Describe the main types of epidemiologic study designs.
o Discuss important concepts in the appraisal the medical literature.
o Discuss and evaluate important sources of medical information