| Primary Author: | Miloslav Klugar, PhD |
| Co-Principal Investigators/Collaborators: | Jitka Klugarová, PhD, Jana Mareckova, PhD |
| Organization: | Department of Social Medicine and Health Policy, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University |
Abstract
Purpose
The main purpose of this presentation is to clarify the key points of improvements and innovation in education and implementation of Evidence Based Healthcare (EBHC) approach and philosophy.
Background
Evidence Based Healthcare approach is very important for healthcare professionals in decision making process. The terms EBHC and EBP are generally known within researchers and clinicians, however, standardized tools and principles of EBHC are not commonly used in Czech Republic and other countries in central Europe.
Materials & Methods
The Czech Republic (Middle European) Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care: An Affiliated Centre of The Joanna Briggs Institute (CEBHC) is focused on methodology of EBHC approach and developments of systematic reviews with meta-analysis and meta-synthesis, which represent the highest level of evidence, collaborate on the educational process with Schools of Medicine and Health Sciences
Results
Our team has been organizing EBHC workshops for academics and healthcare professionals and we have also implemented EBHC methodology into syllabuses of bachelor, master, and doctoral study programs in Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and Faculty of Health Sciences at Palacky University in Olomouc. In addition to workshops and seminars in EBHC, students and healthcare professionals are actively involved into research activities of our CEBHC and cooperate with us on development of systematic reviews. Currently, our multidisciplinary team is working on one qualitative systematic review “The active aging personal strategies of older adults in Europe” (Klugar, Čáp, et al., 2014) and three quantitative systematic reviews: a/ “The effectiveness of surgery for adults with hallux valgus deformity” (Klugarova, Hood, Bath-Hextall, Klugar, & Marečkova, 2014), b/ “The effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on mortality in adults with craniotrauma” (Klugar, Nytra, et al., 2014) and c/ “The effectiveness of physical therapy on the quality of life of older patients after total hip replacement delivered in inpatient settings”.
Conclusion
Innovation in education and also involvement the healthcare professionals and students into development of systematic reviews, as a key part of decision making process in healthcare, is very beneficial.
Bibliography
- Klugar, M., Čáp, J., Marečková, M., Roberson, D. N., Sirkka, A., Klugarova, J., & Kelnarova, Z. (2014). The active aging personal strategies of older adults in Europe: a systematic review protocol of qualitative evidence. (In press). JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports.
- Klugar, M., Nytra, I., Bocková, S., Klugarová, J., Kelnarová, Z., & Marečková, M. (2014). The effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on mortality in adults with craniotrauma: A systematic review protocol. (In press). JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports.
- Klugarova, J., Hood, V., Bath-Hextall, F., Klugar, M., & Marečkova, J. (2014). The effectiveness of surgery for adults with hallux valgus deformity: a systematic review protocol. (In press). JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports.
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