Forgive me for cross-posting Dear Colleagues, The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine will be holding a 3-Day Workshop on Evidence-Based Practice 7th - 9th April 2008 at St. Anne's College, Oxford. The Workshop is intended to serve as an introduction to evidence-based practice. It is aimed at clinicians and other health care professionals (including those involved in the field of mental health) who wish to gain knowledge of critical appraisal and experience in the practice of evidence-based health care. Workshop Aims After the workshop, participants should be able to: 1. formulate answerable questions 2. search effectively for evidence 3. critically appraise evidence about treatment, prognosis, diagnosis and aetiology for its validity and applicability 4. understand basic measures of efficacy such as numbers needed to treat and likelihood ratios 5. understand the basics of decision analysis, guidelines and cost effectiveness analysis. To learn more about this workshop and/or to apply on linevisit www.cebm.net or you can contact the writer directly for more information. All good wishes, Olive Olive Goddard Centre and Editorial Manager Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Department of Primary Health Care Old Road Campus, Headington Oxford, OX3 7LF ..................................................................... Tel: +44 (0)1865 289337 email: [log in to unmask] Fax: +44 (0)1865 289336 web: www.cebm.net Mobile: 07804 625002 web: www.cebmh.com ( http://www.cebmh.com )