Postgraduate Education Through Evidence-Based Medicine: Short-Term Effects on Knowledge and Behavior.
- VernacularTitle:Ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ‐Ｂａｓｅｄ Ｍｅｄｉｃｉｎｅによるレジデント教育 知識，行動の変化の短期的評価について
- Author:
Naoki NAGO
;
Yasuhiro ASAI
;
Junichi MISE
;
Fumie TAKAGI
;
Masato SASAKI
;
Masataka OKUNO
;
Masahiro IGARASHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
evidence-based medicine;
medical education;
critical appraisal;
medical literature
- From:Medical Education
1998;29(4):215-220
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To investigate whether postgraduate education through evidence-based medicine can affect the knowledge and behavior of residents.
Design: Self-controlled and externally controlled trial.
Setting: University hospital.
Participants: Fifteen residents specializing in family medicine.
Intervention: Four 2-hour seminars and weekly evidence-based medicine-style journal club meetings.
Main outcome measures: Scores from a test of knowledge of evidence-based medicine and the number of MEDLINE searches conducted each month.
Results: All residents improved their knowledge of evidence-based medicine and conducted more MEDLINE searches each month than did other medical residents or residents of our department last year.
Conclusion: Postgraduate education through evidence-based medicine is effective in improving residents' knowledge and behavior.
