Evaluation of a workshop on evidence-based medicine for social insurance physicians
Evidence-based medicine (EBM), a comprehensive method to support clinical decision making by using evidence, has been instrumental in clinical specialties but not yet in insurance medicine. Aims We developed and evaluated a workshop on EBM for Dutch social insurance physicians who perform disability evaluations.
Conclusions The workshop improved self-assessed EBM skills and self-efficacy both in the short and long term. The workshop also resulted in limited short-term improvements in self-assessed knowledge and in the intention to apply EBM in practice. The EBM approach can be successfully taught to social insurance physicians working in the field of disability evaluation.


Instruments for evaluating education in evidence-based practice. a systematic review
JAMA September 6, 2006; 296(9):1116-1127


Validation of the Fresno test of competence in evidence based medicine
BMJ February 8, 2003; 326:319-321
This article includes a link to the tests and a grading rubric.
We used a slightly modified version for our EBM Course pre-test. (see attachment below comments)


Berlin Questionnaire
Do short courses in evidence based medicine improve knowledge and skills? Validation of the Berlin questionnaire and before and after study courses in evidence based medicine.
BMJ December 7, 2002; 325:1338-1341