Evaluating the impact of an intensive education workshop on evidence-informed decision making knowledge, skills, and behaviours: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health professionals require a unique set of knowledge and skills in order to meet increasing expectations to use research evidence to inform practice and policy decisions. They need to be able to find, access, interpret, and apply the best available research evidence, along with information about patient preferences, clinical expertise, and the clinical context and resources, to such decisions. This study determined preferences for continuing education following an intensive educational workshop and evaluated the impact of the workshop on evidence informed decision making (EIDM) knowledge, skills, and behaviours.

Methods

An explanatory mixed methods, longitudinal study design was implemented among a convenience sample of various health care professionals attendin

SUBMITTER: Yost J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3929552 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature