Plenary session 1 (08.30 – 10.45)

CHAIR - Gordon Guyatt

The global pandemic has clearly emphasized the demand for evidence that must be urgently processed, synthesized and translated into clinical recommendations. New research methods have been implemented, while old ones have been updated and optimized to satisfy the need for further evidence to be produced in response to emerging healthcare needs. Starting from the “covidization” of medical science, EBP leaders will show how to engage citizen partners to build a real Evidence-Based translational medicine.

KEYNOTE | The covidization of medical science

John Ioannidis | Stanford University, USA

The COVID-19 pandemic left a footprint on the research and scientific literature landscape. The validity, transparency and reproducibility of this literature has faced major deficiencies and challenges. COVID-19 science showed rapid turn-around and multiple refutations. Insights have accumulated during the pandemic pertaining to changes in production of evidence, timing of evidence, replication cycling, and peer-review.

KEYNOTE | Evidence-based translational medicine: connecting basic and clinical research

Emily Sena | University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Discrepancies between the results of preclinical animal studies and human clinical trials, and limited reproducibility between laboratories, has in part been attributed to compromised internal and external validity of animal experiments, and the presence of publication bias. Improving our approach to preclinical practice and evidence based clinical trial design may improve translation from bench to bedside.

Living evidence to inform health decisions framework (LE-IHD): a practical interactive framework based tool to guide the incorporation of Living Evidence in the development of knowledge transfer products

Maria Ximena Rojas | Institut d'Recerca Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain

Effectiveness and user experience of digital plain language COVID-19 health recommendations (PLR) in people of different age and health literacy: Results of three randomized controlled trials and qualitative studies

Holger Schunemann | McMaster University, Canada

Dead on arrival? An overview of living systematic reviews and their methodological rigor

Melanie Golob | University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Engaging citizen partners within a rapid review process

Maureen Dobbins | McMaster University, Canada

When seemingly essential methods don’t hold up in a pandemic: an adaptive approach to a living, rapid review on the SARS-CoV-2 antibody response

Haley Holmer | Portland VA Research Foundation, USA

Plenary session 2 (11.15 – 13.00)

The academic world quickly responded to the global pandemic and produced a staggering amount of research publications. Whilst nobody would disagree that we need organized collaborative research efforts in response to emerging healthcare needs, the reality is that large swathes of research on Covid-19 are of poor quality, which often mirrors the quality of bio-medical research in general. Our EBP champions will help us understand why there are too many publications and too little evidence, moving the focus from research methods to real-world evidence and highlighting how teaching EBP can help increase health research value.

KEYNOTE | Too many publications, too little evidence: what can editors of biomedical journals do?

Kamran Abbasi | The BMJ, United Kingdom

KEYNOTE | Real-world Evidence: another tool in the toolbox

John Concato | U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA

The U.S. 21st Century Cures Act required the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate the use of real-world evidence (RWE) to help support a) approval of a new indication for an already approved drug or b) post-approval requirements. This presentation will provide an overview of the RWE Program for drug and biologic development, coordinated by FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Thirty years of developments in Evidence-Based Practice: have teaching and assessment methods in the health professions kept up?

Aliki Thomas | McGill University, Canada

A learning system using routinely collected cohort data to combine research and care for continuous evaluation of personalized treatment strategies: the MultiSCRIPT project

Perrine Janiaud | Univeristy Hospital Basel, Switzerland

Increasing value of health research by making evidence-based funding decision

Jong-wook Ban | Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, USA

See one, do one, teach one - Building capacity of african teachers of evidence-based health care through experiential learning

Anke Rohwer | Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Vaccine communication training for healthcare providers - an IMMUNION initiative

Aurélie De Waele | University of Antwerp, Belgium

Parallel session A (14.30 – 16.30)

Peer feedback activity over critical appraisal of a RCT in a postgraduate-level online unit of study in introductory clinical epidemiology

Naomi Noguchi | University of Sydney, Australia

Invited to dinner but not to the table: web content accessibility evaluation for persons with disabilities

Patrick Okwen | Effective Basic Services (eBASE) Africa, Cameroon

Applying the behaviour change wheel to patient safety events to enhance Evidence-Based Practice in a pediatric tertiary care centre

Mari Somerville | IWK Health, Canada

The problem of citation bias – a scoping review

Hans Lund | Bergen University College, Norway

Characterising community hospitals vocations and quality of care delivered to generate evidence for informed decision-making

Chiara Reno | Università di Bologna, Italy

Impact of pragmatic trial design features on treatment effect estimates: the PragMeta project

Lars Hemkens | Univeristy Hospital Basel, Switzerland

Vitamin D for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Transformation of a rapid review in a living systematic review

Rebeca Isabel-gomez | Fundación Progreso y Salud, Spain

Why is UK emergency care in crisis? Scoping analysis of routine population data

Nicholas Steel | University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

Using consumer surveys to impact the scope of clinical practice guidelines

Sandra Kaplan | Rutgers University, USA

Parallel session B (14.30 – 16.30)

Consumer perspectives of guidelines implementation: review of consumer contributions to guidelines for malaria

Pauline Ebaisong Akonjang | Effective Basic Services (eBASE) Africa, Cameroon

Perceived value and self-reported implementation of teaching Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) in indonesian dental schools: a national survey

Dani Firman | Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia

Medsyntax: a new tool for improved literature search

Margot Verleg-gremmen | Martini Ziekenhuis Groningen, The Netherlands

Using the Master Adaptive Learning model to develop curriculum that enhances Evidenced-Based Practice

Drew M Keister | University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, USA

Evidence-based decision-making - development and piloting of an online training for nurses

Birte Berger-höger | University of Bremen, Germany

Evidence-Based Practice and knowledge translation: in tandem or in tension?

André Bussieres | Université du Québec a Trois Rivicres, Canada

Teaching EBM in general practice in the Netherlands; the power of a national network

Marie-louise Bartelink | UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands

Methods to improve digital literacy of health professionals to rapidly translate evidence into clinical practice

Christine East | La Trobe University, Australia

A qualitative study of students’ and teachers’ experiences with an online course in Evidence-Based Practice

Nina Rydland Olsen | Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway

Plenary session 3 (08.30 – 10.45)

The global pandemic has clearly emphasized the need for rapid production of evidence to inform clinical decision-making and help give clinicians urgent answers. In this context, researchers have tried to improve the use of forms of knowledge synthesis that produce evidence in a resource-efficient manner. Our EBHC champions will trace the way to the future of evidence syntheses, outlining new methods and potential barriers for rapid and living syntheses.

KEYNOTE | Evolution and revolution: the future of evidence synthesis in Cochrane

Karla Soares-Weiser | Cochrane, United Kingdom

This keynote address highlights Cochrane's pivotal role in shaping the future of health and care through transformative shifts in evidence synthesis. We explore the evolution of systematic reviews, Cochrane's revolutionary changes, and the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. With an ongoing structural transformation, Cochrane aligns its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring evidence synthesis contributes to improved health outcomes, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Looking forward, Cochrane's visionary approach prioritizes relevant evidence synthesis to inform decisions in health and care on a global scale.

KEYNOTE | Quenching the thirst for access to living practice guidelines

Holger Schünemann | McMaster University, Canada

Processes and methods for developing guidance in the setting of COVID-19: an international, cross-sectional study

Susan Norris | Oregon Health & Science University, USA

Learning on the job: using artificial intelligence and natural language processing to support rapid review methods

Kristine Read | McMaster University, Canada

A voice enabled point of care clinical search engine & clinical question capturing platform for Evidence-Based Medicine

Izhar Hasan | Rutgers University, USA

The impact of Evidence-Based Practice guidelines adherence on clinical outcomes in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ismaila Nofisat | McMaster University, Canada

Innovative methods for living and rapid evidence-informed clinical advice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jennifer Yost | The American College of Physicians, USA

Plenary session 4 (11.15 – 13.00)

The global pandemic has highlighted the need for healthcare that is evidence-informed, sustainable, and that tackles inequities.
To this end, it is essential that health professionals are adequately trained in EBHC to change knowledge, attitudes and skills that could represent potential barriers to evidence-informed healthcare. In this plenary session, EBHC leaders will introduce us to potential barriers and solutions to improve health literacy and healthcare quality.

KEYNOTE | Tackling inequities and promoting a worldwide evidence-informed healthcare

Eleanor Ochodo | Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya

Health inequities are described as unfair or systematic differences in health. This presentation will discuss strategies in evidence-informed health care that have been brought forward to tackle health inequities, highlighting the progress and gaps that still need to be addressed.

KEYNOTE | Building a sustainable ecosystem of evidence: new challenges after the pandemic

Nino Cartabellotta | GIMBE Foundation, Italy

Updating Evidence Informed Healthcare (EIHC) tutorials using an anti-oppressive and diversity lens

Diana and Martin Dawes | University of British Columbia, Canada

Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine to large classes of undergraduate medical students: team-based learning versus small group discussionsl, a randomized controlled trial

Mona Nabulsi | American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Perception and attitude towards EBM in the GP specialty training in the Netherlands: an explorative qualitative study

Susanne Claessen | Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands

Effectiveness of educational interventions for improving information literacy in healthcare professionals: a systematic review

Mauricette Lee | Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore

Knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and behavior related to Evidence-Based Practice among healthcare professionals working in primary healthcare in Norway. Results from a cross-sectional survey

Nils Gunnar Landsverk | Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

Parallel session C (14.30 – 16.30)

The learning curve of bachelor nurses in a four day Evidence Based Practice course

Jessica Cramer-kruit | Martini Hospital, The Netherlands

Similar responsiveness of health-related quality of life outcome in patients with breast cancer undergoing systemic therapy

Juhl Carsten | University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

A bibliometric analysis of statistical terms used in American Physical Therapy Association journals: pre- and post- COVID lockdown

Clarisa Martinez | University of Southern California, USA

Growth and quality of evidence for evaluating digital health interventions: an assessment of registered clinical trials

Fujian Song | University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

Making decision trees from guidelines

Mirthe Tilma | the Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, The Netherlands

International collaboration to increase efficiency of updating evidence syntheses to support guidelines for disease prevention

Julian Little | University of Ottawa, Canada

Creating infrastructure to support a learning health system with rapid, high-quality evidence

Bronwyn Southwell | University of Minnesota, USA

Efficacy of an online training programme to support the application of the guideline evidence-based health information: a randomised controlled trial and process evaluation

Julia Luhnen | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

A protocol for the practical application of human rights in World Health Organization guideline development

Rebecca Thomas | The University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine to medical students using a Virtual Journal Club: a mixed method study

Ahmed Husnain | Dow University of Health Sciences, Pakistan

Baseline imbalances in alirocumab and evolocumab trials: A meta-epidemiological study

Hendrika Luijendijk | University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands

Parallel session D (14.30 – 16.30)

Experiences with integrating best evidence in clinical care in middle Africa through EBM Africa network

Meriam Ongolo | Effective Basic Services (eBASE) Africa, Cameroon

Teaching overdiagnosis to medical students and family physicians within an Evidence-Based Medicine framework

Eddy Lang | University of Calgary, Canada

Opportunities and challenges in communicating evidence to nurse leaders: experiences of online courses in Finland and China

Maritta Välimäki | University of Turku, Finland

EBM teaching in a pandemic: a pre-post comparison of medical students' self-efficacy for dealing with scientific literature

Maria Noftz | University of Luebeck, Germany

Developing a web-based evidence-based research training school – challenges and considerations

Hrund Thorsteinsson | University of Iceland, Iceland

Re-designing long-term care policy from a systems thinking perspective in the post-pandemic era

Peter Tsasis | York University, Canada

Implementation and evaluation of a new quality and patient safety module component across ten postgraduate nursing programmes: case study from the irish context

Aoife De Brun | University College Dublin, Ireland

Evidence-Based Practice education and programmatic assessment

Joan Verhoef | Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

The doctorate of physical therapy EBP curricular guidelines: uptake and challenges

Hilary Greenberger | Ithaca College, USA

Plenary session 5 (09.00 – 12.00)

Effective responses to public health emergencies should rely on translating rapidly emerging research into timely, evidence-informed policy and practice. This becomes even more important in disadvantaged countries where access to health care is not always guaranteed.We will learn from our EBHC experts how to improve the evidence translation and patients’ involvement in healthcare decisions, also focusing on the impact that technology could have on that.

KEYNOTE | How to improve patients' and consumers' involvement in healthcare decisions

Hilda Bastian | Cartoons and blogs at PLOS, and writes for The Atlantic, Australia

Are there individual, policy, or environmental changes that can make a major difference, or do we have to chip away at all of it while society shifts slowly towards better involvement in decision-making? What barriers to progress could we tackle? Hilda will draw on evidence and experience to identify potentially worthwhile actions for change.

KEYNOTE | AI evidence for use in clinical practice

Per Olav Vandvik | University of Oslo, Norway

The exponential increase in the number of machine learning or deep learning models, under the umbrella of artificial intelligence (AI), along with the unprecedented hype from the industry and their end-users necessitates careful reconsideration of evidence-based medicine principles for use of AI to inform policy and practice. In this talk, Dr.Vandvik will (on behalf of Farid Foroutan, new MAGIC sheriff in town for AI evidence) explain what AI means from a clinical practice perspective. He will exemplify both the potential and pitfalls of AI to increase value and reduce waste in the evidence ecosystem. Patient stories will demonstrate the importance for critically appraising the utility of AI tools on patient important outcomes, before applying these to care for patients.

The impact of Evidence-Based Practice on daily nursing and allied health practice

Henriette Smid-nanninga | Martini Hospital, The Netherlands

Adapting evidence-based peri-discharge complex interventions for reducing 30-day hospital readmissions among heart failure and COPD patients in Hong Kong

Vincent Chi Ho Chung | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Responsive Evidence Systems for african policy needs

Marthe Bogne Penka | Effective Basic Services (eBASE) Africa, Cameroon

The effectiveness of an integrated knowledge translation intervention on the implementation of NEWS2 in nursing homes. A pragmatic cluster RCT

Thomas Potrebny | Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway

Guideline implementation using the knowledge to action model: a mixed methods analysis of therapist performance triangulated with therapist and patient perspectives

Julie Tilson | University of Southern California, USA

Evidence to action: the role of issue briefs as a tool for discussion and NCD advocacy in five African countries

Nasreen Jessani | Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Impact of health library information resources on patient care: a cross-sectional survey of irish healthcare personnel

Brendan Leen | Health Service Executive, Ireland