Does evidence-based medicine training improve doctors' knowledge, practice and patient outcomes? A systematic review of the evidence.

Courses in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) for doctors have consistently demonstrated short-term improvements in knowledge. However, there is no strong evidence linking EBM training to changes in clinical practice or patient outcomes. This systematic review investigates whether EBM training leads to sustained improvements in doctors' knowledge and practice behaviors that may also facilitate changes in patient outcomes and experiences.

The effect of Ramadan fasting on glycaemic control in insulin dependent diabetic patients: A literature review.

Background: Ramadan fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. People with diabetes are exempted from fasting according to Islamic rules. However, many people with diabetes wish to fast.

Time to rethink the role of the library in educating doctors: driving information literacy in the clinical environment.

Question: Can information literacy (IL) be embedded into the curriculum and clinical environment to facilitate patient care and lifelong learning?

Setting: The Australian School of Advanced Medicine (ASAM) provides competence-based programs incorporating patient-centred care and lifelong learning. ASAM librarians use outcomes-based educational theory to embed and assess IL into ASAM's educational and clinical environments.

Methods: A competence-based IL program was developed where learning outcomes were linked to current patients and assessed with checklists.