EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE AND CRITICAL APPRAISAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITY, MUHAS, TANZANIA (4-6 NOVEMBER 2013)

WORKSHOP VENUE
The venue of the workshop is Muhimbili University of Health and Allied
Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

DATE: 4-6 NOVEMBER 2013

ORGANIZED BY: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
in Tanzania and Information, Training and Outreach Center for Africa
(ITOCA) in South Africa

FUNDED BY Elsevier Foundation

MODE OF DELIVERY: The workshop will comprise lectures delivered in a classroom setting
(both face to face and via video conference facility), hands-on
exercises, group work and individual practical work on the following:

COURSE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
The workshop will be conducted over three days (4-6 NOVEMBER 2013) in the following themes:.
•        Introduction: what is evidence-based healthcare, and why is it important?
•        ASK: the importance of research questions in evidence-based healthcare
•        Behind the numbers: understanding healthcare statistics; science, speed
and the search for best evidence
•        Making sense of results – qualitative and quantitative research
•        ACQUIRE: searching for healthcare information
•        Turning evidence into practice
•        Critical appraisal of RCTs, Systematic reviews and articles
•        Information Self Service and selected Web 2.0 tools


PARTICIPATION
The course is open to researchers, lecturers, library and information
professionals, health care professionals, and graduate students from
institutions involved in medical and health sciences in Tanzania.
Specifically, participants are expected to come from relevant government
ministries, Non-Governmental Organizations, universities and faculties of
medical and health sciences in Tanzania. The language of instruction is
English. No basic computer and internet modules will be covered during the
workshop.

FUNDING AND FINANCE
This course is supported and funded by Elsevier Foundation. The
sponsorship for successful applicants will cover the cost of registration,
refreshments and lunches for each participant. A small allowance to
cover the accommodation costs shall be given to participants from outside
Dar es salaam.

Only twenty (20) participants will be invited to attend the Workshop.
Therefore we would appreciate if you respond quickly as the available
slots will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis.

Contact the coordinators to receive the application form . Completed application forms
with signed authorization should reach the Workshop Coordinator by 25th October, 2013.

ORGANIZERS
- Julius Magessa, Tel: 0784262888, Email: magessaj@yahoo.com.
Also copy to: Kesia Rad - 0752044896, Email: kesiarad@yahoo.com, and
library@muhas.ac.tz.