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EBP Workshops & Seminars

Evidence-Based Nutrition

Index of EBP Workshops & Seminars

Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Workshop (online)

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Duke Teaching and Leading EBP Workshop 

     

TAMU EBP Workshop Intro
TAMU EBP Learning Objectives

Introduction to TAMU 1-day EBP workshop

 EXACT DATE TBD

What is this workshop about?

Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice (EBNP) posits that health care providers should use the best available evidence, ideally from up-to-date, high-quality systematic reviews or guidelines, together with clinical or real-world experience, to help patients and members of the public prevent, resolve, or cope with problems related to their health, according to their values and preferences. 

 

EBP involves the following steps, referred to as the ‘4A model’:

 

  • Defining clinical questions in a way that allows clear answers (Ask)

  • Efficient searching for the best information to answer the question (Acquire)

  • Appraising the evidence (i.e. study methods/risk of bias and magnitude of effects) to determine its strength (Appraise)

  • Applying that information to ones’ patients or population based on their health-related values and preferences, including weighing benefits, harms, inconveniences (e.g. cost, ease of adherence) in the context of patient/population values and preferences (Apply)

The 1-day EBP workshop will emphasize these steps through self-directed, problem-based, interactive learning based on large group lectures and small group breakout sessions. This approach focuses on presenting key background materials in large group sessions (e.g., lower vs higher quality systematic reviews and practice guidelines, risk of bias assessment, interpreting the importance of study results), and constructing one’s own learning in small groups, ultimately arriving at a solution to a problem or knowledge need through small group presentations and discussions.  â€‹

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Why should you attend this workshop?

Currently, we perceive a need for methodologically sound EBP skills training, particularly for healthcare providers and trainees that haven’t been extensively exposed to evidence-based practice training. This skills training workshop in EBP is targeted towards faculty who teach evidence-based practice curricula. On special request, health professionals in clinical practice, and clinicians in training may also be admitted.

What to expect at this workshop?

Overall, the large and small group sessions from the Workshop will emphasize the acquisition of knowledge from large group presentations, literature readings, and for some brave volunteers, the visceral experience of teaching your peers self-selected EBP concepts. For instance, volunteer participants will be asked to identify and choose core EBP concepts (e.g., relative versus absolute treatment effects, how to interpret a confidence interval based on the minimal important difference) from healthcare domains related to therapy or prevention relevant to their teaching interests or clinical practice. After each presentation there will be both self-reflective and small-group feedback on teaching on EBP concepts.

Learning Objectives

Participants can choose one of two EBP streams (Teaching or Practicing)

 

1. Teaching Objectives​

 

An overarching objective of the workshop is to renew and enhance participants’ enthusiasm about teaching EBP, and to kindle their imagination about ways to improve their teaching. After participation in the Evidence-Based Practice workshop, the learner will develop the knowledge base and/or skill set to:

 

  • Describe approaches for effective teaching of evidence-based clinical practice in different educational settings (on the wards, in out-patient clinics, tutorials, journal clubs, and large group sessions).

  • Understand and describe the process of incorporating evidence-based care into clinical practice.

  • Advance their evidence-based clinical practice skills

  • Describe effective and interactive means of teaching in small and large groups settings.

  • Identify high-quality evidence-based resources for the purpose of patient care, teaching, and continuing education through independent learning

 

​2. Practicing Objectives

 

An overarching objective of the workshop is to renew and enhance participants’ enthusiasm about learning EBP, and to kindle their imagination about ways to improve their learning and incorporation of the concepts into clinical practice. After participation in the Evidence-Based Practice workshop, the learner will develop the knowledge base and/or skill set to:

 

  • Advance their evidence-based clinical practice skills

  • Understand and describe the process of incorporating Evidence-Based Practice into clinical practice

  • Apply evidence-based clinical practice skills to real-world clinical problems

  • Demonstrate ability to solve clinically oriented problems in an interactive problem-based small group learning format

  • Identify high-quality evidence-based resources for the purpose of patient care and continuing education through independent learning

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Examples content/EBP concepts covered in workshops:

 

1. Systematic error vs random error

2. Study designs (experimental versus observational)

 

Therapy or prevention 

1. Evaluating risk of bias 

a. Sampling and selection bias

b. Randomization 

c. Allocation concealment 

d. Prognostic balance 

e. Blinding 

f. Completeness of follow-up and missing outcome data

g. Intention-to-treat analysis 

h. Per-protocol analysis

i. Complete case analysis

j. As treated analysis

k. Stopping trials early 

 

2. Interpreting study results

i. Measures of effect 

a. 2x2 tables 

b. Relative Risk 

c. Relative Risk Reduction 

d. Absolute Risk Reduction 

e. Number Needed to Treat (benefit and harm)

f. Odds Ratios

g. Mean Difference

ii. Statistical significance

iii. Precision of estimate of treatment effect 

a. Confidence intervals

b. Number of events or observations

iii. Magnitude of treatment effect

a. Minimal Important Difference (MID)

b. Decision thresholds

 

3. Applying the results to patient care or policy

a. Study patients’/environment vs. clinical patient/environment 

b. Balance of all important outcomes addressed (e.g., patient-reported outcomes) 

c. Trading off desirable vs. undesirable health outcomes 

d. Sufficient duration of follow-up 

e. Interventional harms and costs 

f. Values, preferences, beliefs and attitudes in decision-making

 

Summarizing the evidence 

a. Review types

i. Narrative review 

ii. Systematic review 

iii. Systematic review and meta-analysis 

iv. Systematic review and network meta-analysis

v. Systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

b. Summary estimate or pooled estimate of effect 

i. Relative Risk 

ii. Odds Ratios

iii. Hazard Ratios

iv. Absolute Difference

v. Mean Difference

vi. Standardized Mean Difference units

vii. Ratio of Means

viii. Minimal Important Difference (MID) units

c. Forest Plots 

i. weighting 

ii. fixed and random effect models including DerSimonian-Laird, Peto, Hartung-Knapp models; frequentist vs Bayesian

d. Heterogeneity (visual inspection, statistical inspection including I2 and p-value and determining credibility of observed subgroup effects)

e. Reporting bias (e.g., outcome reporting and publication bias, funnel plots) 

f. Moving from evidence to recommendations

i. Certainty of evidence (e.g., Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) 

ii. Evidence to decision frameworks (e.g., magnitude of effect, certainty of evidence, and values and preferences, as well as cost considerations, equity, acceptability, and feasibility)

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TAMU EBP Tuition

Details

Tuition

Minimal, pay on site

Location

Texas A&M University, College Station Campus

Date

2024, to be confirmed

TAMU EBP Venue
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The Venue

THE CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE

TAMU

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 

COLLEGE STATION CAMPUS

400 BIZZELL STREET

COLLEGE STATION, TX 77843

TAMU EBP Workshop Team

The TAMU EBP Workshop Team

Tutors

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Bradley Johnston 

PhD (Texas A&M University)

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C. Eric McCoy

MD (University of California, Irvine)

Organizers

Bradley Johnston, Nirjhar Ruth Ghosh, Jean Layne, Kristen Brubaker, Debra Fowler.

Librarians

TBD.

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Workshop Materials

Large group presentation slides (to be posted after the workshop).

To be posted after workshop

To be posted after workshop

Registration

Registration is not yet open for the 2024 workshop. More updates soon.

Registration details:

 

  • You may register yourself and/or other participants

  • You will see two stream options (teaching; practice) to select from

  • Registration deadline will be listed here

  • Participants may cancel before and up to a TBD date. No refunds will be issued after that date

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Questions or problems? Please contact Bradley Johnston

TAMU EBP Registration
Duke Workshop

Duke Teaching and Leading EBP Workshop 

 

The Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Workshop is intended to be an introduction to EBP, emphasizing some of the core EBP concepts. For those inspired and interested in more, we’d highly recommend the 4-day Duke Teaching and Leading EBP workshop in April of each year.

Texas A&M faculty who have attended The Duke Workshop have said
the following:

Other offerings: For clinicians, influencers or faculty in nutrition, we are happy to consider offering a seminar or workshop online, or at your organization, on EBP relevant to teaching, clinical practice or policy-making.

It was an EBP Disneyland...challenged my old ideas about EBP and took me to new depths that will benefit my patients greatly...

I saw the history of where ebp started and was delighted to see the effect this workshop has had on the next generation of ebp tutors and clinicians who readily embrace and understand the many concepts that are important for patients wanting to make fully informed clinical decisions

I met the best EBP teachers who inspired me with their humility, humor and wisdom. The workshop really reinforced the love of learning, teaching, and connection with colleagues...

It was a teaching laboratory with great feedback on teaching techniques from dedicated tutors and truly world-class EBP teachers...

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