TY - JOUR T1 - Education in evidence-based health care: never a greater need JF - BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine JO - BMJ EBM DO - 10.1136/bmjebm-2021-111792 SP - bmjebm-2021-111792 AU - David Nunan Y1 - 2021/08/17 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/08/17/bmjebm-2021-111792.abstract N2 - When we first published1 our call for revisiting efforts to teach the skills of evidence-based healthcare (EBHC) back in November 2019, “COVID-19” was absent from society’s vocabulary. The aim of our call was to discuss, debate and demonstrate effective teaching of the knowledge, skills and competencies underpinning evidence-based practice in medicine and healthcare. We wanted to challenge current practice and consider the next paradigm shift in teaching and practice. Who knew how much the world would change in the months that followed.The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly been the paradigm shift to end all others. It has arguably provided the greatest stress test of evidence-based medicine, both from a public health perspective and clinical care, since the term was coined three decades ago. It has brought to the surface long-standing issues with unprecedented levels of exposure—not least the role of evidence for addressing uncertainty.COVID-19 has been the exemplar of both the best and worst in evidence-based health decision-making. Profound examples of ‘the best’ include the RECOVERY, SOLIDARITY and PRINCIPLE trials—rapid, high-quality evidence acquisition overcoming the usual red tape that comes with clinical trials. Acting on evidence not fit for purpose and the lack of acknowledgement of … ER -