PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Christina S Korownyk
AU  - G Michael Allan
AU  - James McCormack
AU  - Adrienne J Lindblad
AU  - Samantha Horvey
AU  - Michael R Kolber
TI  - Successes, lessons and opportunities: 15-year follow-up of an integrated evidence-based medicine curriculum
AID  - 10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111393
DP  - 2020 Dec 20
TA  - BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
PG  - bmjebm-2020-111393
4099  - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/12/20/bmjebm-2020-111393.short
4100  - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/12/20/bmjebm-2020-111393.full
AB  - In 2005, the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta introduced an evidence-based practice curriculum into the 2-year Family Medicine Residency Program. The curriculum was based on best available evidence, had multiple components and was comprehensive in its approach. It prioritised preappraised summary evidence over in-depth evidence appraisal. This paper describes the lessons learnt over the past 15 years including components that were eventually discontinued. We also discuss additions to the programme including the development of accessible, preappraised, summarised resources. We review the difficulties associated with evaluation and the incorporation of evidence-based practice into all aspects of residency training. Future directions are discussed including the incorporation of shared decision-making at the point of care.