The First Asynchronous Online Evidence-Based Medicine Course for Syrian Health Workforce: Effectiveness and Feasibility Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is critical for providing the best scientifically proven patient health care, and it is implemented worldwide in order to improve the quality of the delivered health care. However, not all Syrian health professionals are knowledgeable about the importance, methodology, and implementation of EBM. Providing web-based learning courses on EBM might be effective in improving the EBM knowledge of health care professionals.

Objective

This study was performed to test the effectiveness and the feasibility of an asynchronous web-based course on EBM in improving the competencies of Syrian health care professionals in terms of EBM.

Methods

A web-based course on EBM was developed in Arabic and uploaded onto the Syrian Virtual University pla

SUBMITTER: Kenjrawi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9644249 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature