The workshop is composed of large group sessions, in which faculty cover the core curriculum and model teaching strategies for the small groups, and small group sessions, in which participants work closely with a tutor team to teach EBP content. You will be teaching in small group sessions and providing feedback to other peers in your small group. Self-study time during each day allows participants to prepare for their small group teaching with the mentorship of the tutor team.

What types of teaching do participants do in small group?

Participants teach 2 short sessions of 15-30 minutes each on topics the small group identifies as being of interest. Past participants have chosen to:

• Model the EBP cycle, starting with a clinical scenario.
• Lead a critical appraisal of an article.
• Give a chalk talk or other teaching on an EBP topic, such as study design, randomization, likelihood ratios, etc.
• Discuss a clinical challenge using the EBP cycle and concepts.

How do you prepare for your teaching?
Since you will be teaching in your small group at least twice during the week, you may wish to plan ahead. There will be self-study and reflection time built into the workshop, however we also know that some participants appreciate as much advanced notice to prepare.

• Think about personal learning goals and expectations for the workshop; be prepared to share these with your small group.
• Think about current clinical problems or “hot topics” for your teaching session.
• Identify possible articles to use for your learning needs. Additional articles will be provided in the Workshop Materials.
• Identify issues or concepts within the EBP process that you would want to use as topics for your small group activity.

What resources are available to help you prepare for your teaching?

• Self-study and reflection is available every day.
• The tutor team – consisting of a tutor trainee, two tutor faculty members, and a librarian tutor – are available to help you select, refine, and hone your topic.
• Librarian tutors are available to help you find articles and relevant content.

How are the small groups structured?

• Small group sessions are based on the model of a small group for facilitated learning and for practice in teaching content.
• There are several small group sessions with 7-8 participants in each small group.
• Each group has a faculty team of a tutor-trainee (generally a previous workshop participant), two faculty members, and a librarian.
• The curriculum for the small groups is based on the learning needs of the participants, who are largely responsible for presenting content during these sessions.
• Small group participants reflect a mix of specialties and roles.

What should I bring to the workshop?

• A laptop computer is required. As a paper neutral conference, we will be sharing most materials and documents virtually.

What should I wear?

• Be comfortable! Our workshop dress code is casual to business casual.

Language Requirement:

• Please note that the workshop is conducted in English and participation requires English language proficiency.