Oral presentations
Pre-conference workshops (in parallel)
Using GRADE to determine quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
Gordon Guyatt, McMaster University (Canada)
Making sense of results: statistics for the terrified
Amanda Burls, City University London (United Kingdom)
Using logic models in systematic reviews
Anke Rohwer, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Conference inauguration
Welcome
Nino Cartabellotta, GIMBE Foundation (Italy)
Opening lecture
Evidence-informed policy for impact: global challenges and achievements
Lubna Al-ansary, King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)
EBP core competencies: an area of controversy
Gordon Guyatt, McMaster University (Canada)
David Sackett Prize ceremony
Award ceremony
Nino Cartabellotta, GIMBE Foundation (Italy)
Speech of thanks
Sir Iain Chalmers
Breakfast session 1
5 minutes for 1 idea
Streamlined access to papers
Amanda Burls, City University London (United Kingdom)
Synthesis of evidence from case studies. Shining a light or blocking the view?
Kevork Hopayian, University of Nicosia (Cyprus)
Plenary session A
Keynote lectures
The ecosystem of evidence: global challenges for the future
Nino Cartabellotta, GIMBE Foundation (Italy)
REWARD recommendations 5 years later: promises and results
Paul Glasziou, Bond University (Australia)
Selected presentations
Maximising the value of peer review and decision making in research funding allocation
Amanda Blatch-Jones, National Institute for Health Research (United Kingdom)
A systematic analysis of peer reviewers’ responses in 5 evidence-based medicine studies: do we need newer evidence synthesis approaches?
Ammar Ibrahim, National University of Ireland Galway (Ireland)
The European breast guidelines from the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer: translating the evidence to enable informed healthcare decisions across settings
Zuleika Saz-parkinson, European Commission Joint Research Centre (Italy)
Plenary session B
Selected presentations
How can we enhance shared decision making in an international guideline project? The example of an international consensus conference on patient blood management
Hans Van Remoortel, Belgian Red Cross (Belgium)
Is there a need for implementation of more specified reporting guidelines for the search process in systematic reviews and meta-analyses?
Linda Östlundh, United Arab Emirates University (United Arab Emirates)
A pragmatic trial of blended learning versus online learning for clinically integrating EBM teaching in an undergraduate medical school
Bharathy Kumaravel, University of Buckingham (United Kingdom)
Self-reported and objectively assessed knowledge of evidence-based practice terminology: a survey among healthcare students
Anne Kristin Snibsøer, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway)
Plenary session C
Selected presentations
The evolution of a collaboration for tailor-made knowledge services to welfare directorates: lessons learned from Norway
Rigmor Berg, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Norway)
Clinical practice guidelines development: the first Tunisian experience
Asma Ben Brahem, National Authority for Assessment and Accreditation in Healthcare (Tunisia)
I FAIR program: the Sardinian way to support and fund independent clinical studies that want to be Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable
Franco Cappai and Caterina Giorgia Carboni, Sardegna Ricerche (Italy)
Raising disease awareness and improving patient care in Russia: examples of real world data generation initiatives in classic Hodgkin lymphoma, systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma and inflammatory bowel disease
Maria Leer, Takeda (Russian Federation)
Plenary session D
Selected presentations
Network analysis of information needs to identify safe and effective prescriptions for an individual
Martin Dawes, The University of British Columbia (Canada)
Occupational therapy students use of the mobile application EBPsteps to document the process of EBP: a cross-sectional study
Nina Rydland Olsen, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway)
Inappropriate hospital admission from emergency department: an intensity of care model for multi-dimensional patient evaluation
Massimo Amato, Local Health Authority Mantova (Italy)
Establishing patients’ goals in general practice: online learning for general practitioners
Nicholas Steel, University of East Anglia (United Kingdom)
You can lead a horse to water... Can motivational theory contribute to our understanding of professional behaviour change?
Geoff Smith, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences (Australia)
Capturing stories and demonstrating impact in the field of evidence-informed public health
Maureen Dobbins, McMaster University (Canada)
Improving inappropriate laboratory test ordering: the Belgian experience on closing the evidence loop
Nicolas Delvaux, EBPracticeNet (Belgium)
Workshops (in parallel)
Interpreting the results of studies measuring patient-reported outcomes
Gordon Guyatt, McMaster University (Canada)
Playing with BMJ Rapid Recommendations in the MAGIC evidence ecosystem
Per Vandvik, University of Oslo (Norway)
From 10 essential papers for practicing EBM to 10 essential papers for teaching EBM
David Nunan, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Working group
Use of Meta-Research Methods to Address Research Waste
Hans Lund, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway)
Breakfast session 2
5 minutes for 1 idea
Going beyond the barriers of healthcare management tools: an integrated approach in lean management, clinical pathways and clinical risk management
Claudio Beltramello, GIMBE Foundation (Italy)
Let's tackle the opportunity cost of incentivising project work in medical training
Haris Achilleos, Barts Health NHS Trust (United Kingdom)
EBPracticeNet Africa: networking a community of evidence-based practice in middle Africa
Patrick Okwen, Effective Basic Services Africa (Cameroon)
Plenary session E
Keynote lectures
The epidemic proliferation of useless systematic reviews
John Ioannidis, Stanford University (USA)
Clinical decision support system: too many expectations, too little evidence?
Per Vandvik, University of Oslo (Norway)
Selected presentations
Results from an EBM course implemented in an endoscopy residency program
Wanderley Bernardo, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Impact of an interdisciplinary master program in EBP
Birgitte Espehaug, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway)
Development of a contemporary EBP workshop teaching pre-appraised research evidence which focus on shared decision making for health professionals: a before-after pilot study
Loai Albarqouni, Bond University (Australia)
Plenary session F
Keynote lecture
Evidence informed practices in low and middle income countries: implementation opportunities and barriers
Taryn Young, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Selected presentations
Teaching EBP in a flipped classroom model: a controlled comparison between learning on-campus and online
Clarisa Martinez, University of Southern California (USA)
Using real patients to support application of EBP skills in undergraduate medical training
Adele Hill, Plymouth University (United Kingdom)
Piloting a workshop on evidence-based public health in Africa
Anke Rohwer, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
"The Order of Cochrane": a new way to encourage students to learn about systematic reviews and Cochrane Collaboration
Dawid Storman, The Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Assessment of allied and health sciences student competency in evidence-based practice
Dragan Ilic, Monash University (Australia)
Parallel session G
Selected presentations
Evidence, knowledge, confidence
Maureen Dobbins, McMaster University (Canada)
Creating advocates for evidence-using creative techniques to develop a network of evidence based practitioners in Ireland
Eve O'Toole, National Cancer Control Programme (Ireland)
A scale for measuring evidence-searching capability: a development and validation study
Ching-Chi Chi, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Taiwan)
Development of an interprofessional competency framework for EBP & clinical effectiveness education
Elaine Lehan, University College Cork (Ireland)
Using Choosing Wisely recommendations as tools to promote diagnostic and therapeutical appropriateness in medical education
Piersante Sestini, University of Siena (Italy)
Development and piloting of a blended learning training programme for physicians and medical students to enhance competences in evidence-based decision making
Julia Lühnen, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)
Critical thinking for transformation: an extension to the 5 steps of EBP incorporating ways of thinking and practising
Rachel Thompson, University of New South Wales (Australia)
Parallel session H
Selected presentations
Global guidance for country needs: a WHO online repository of recommended investments in universal health coverage
Karin Stenberg, World Health Organization (Switzerland)
Development of online assessments to assess Evidence Informed Health Care (EIHC) competence
Diana Dawes, The University of British Columbia (Canada)
The merit of monitoring the EBP competencies of healthcare bachelor students
Karin Neijenhuis, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Perception of different forms of evidence-based information: results from a pilot study
Anna Prokop-Dorner, The Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Capacity building for EBP in Ireland
Niamh O'Rourke, Department of Health (Ireland)
Implementation of an experiential (hands on) component in EBN learning in a Norwegian bachelor nursing programme
Elisabeth Beisland, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway)
Pediatric journal club: a critical appraisal tool in postgraduate primary pediatric care educationitle
Laura Reali, Pediatrician Cultural Association (Italy)
Workshops (in parallel)
Randomized real world evidence: promises, opportunities and real world challenges
Lars G Hemkens, University Hospital Basel (Switzerland)
John Ioannidis, Stanford University (USA)
Key concepts for assessing claims about treatment effects and making well-informed treatment choices
Andy Oxman, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Norway)
Iain Chalmers, The James Lind Alliance (United Kingdom)
TeachingEBHC.org Review and Development
Douglas Badenoch, Minervation Ltd (United Kingdom)
David Nunan, University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Working group
Use of Meta-Research Methods to Address Research Waste
Hans Lund, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway)
Plenary Session I
Keynote lectures
Informing and enabling evidence-informed decisions about healthcare
Andy Oxman, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Norway)
Show me the evidence: the challenges of evidence-based journalism
Julia Belluz, Vox Media (USA)
Selected presentations
The Tunisian clinical practice guidelines adaptation: management of diabetes during pregnancy
Mohamed Ben Hammouda, National Authority for Assessment and Accreditation in Healthcare (Tunisia)
Effectiveness of web-based dissemination and implementation knowledge translation interventions in cancer prevention
Jennifer Yost, Villanova University (USA)
Plenary Session J
Selected presentations
Activating the knowledge to action framework: a 5-site implementation case series in rehabilitation settings in the United States
Julie Tilson, University of Southern California (USA)
EBP training in The Netherlands: deviation from Dutch guidelines in general practice
Jeanet Blom and Petra G. van Peet, Leiden University Medical Center (The Netherlands)
Tackling discrimination in global public health guidelines
Rebekah Thomas, World Health Organization (Switzerland)
A fellowship of evidence in clinical practice: adapting foreign guidelines for Middle Africa
Patrick Okwen, Effective Basic Services Africa (Cameroon)
Adapting deliberative democracy for clinical guideline implementation in a dental setting: the DISGO study
Robert Weyant, University of Pittsburgh (USA)
Tools to validate evidence-based point of care resources for health care professionals
Gerlinde Lenaerts, Belgian Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Belgium)
Goodbye
Nino Cartabellotta, GIMBE Foundation (Italy)