The Information Mastery
EBM Online Courses
Evidence-Based Medicine with a Practical Focus
Evidence-based medicine teaching need not be boring. At its best, EBM teaches better decision making using the best information at the point of care. Our online courses are based on 25 years of teaching information mastery, the applied use of EBM, to students and clinicians throughout the United States and around the world. The self-directed, interactive modules use the multimedia and learning tools to keep learners engaged to help them learn. It can be delivered as stand alone teaching or be used in blended learning or flipped classroom approaches. Contact us for more information to learn how it can meet your teaching and learning needs.
Our story
This online course developed out of a teaching partnership between David Slawson, MD, and Allen Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd that started in the early 1990s. After receiving training in evidence-based medicine at McMaster University, they expanded the idea to what is called “information mastery.” For 19 years they conducted a yearly multi-day workshop, first at the University of Virginia and then at Tufts University, teaching their approach to evidence-based medicine, information management, and clinical decision making to thousands of physicians, pharmacists, and members of other professions.
This workshop has been conducted throughout the United States at hospital systems and medical schools, as well as in eight countries. In 2014 they developed the first iteration of this online version of the course and a certification program for practicing physicians. The original course has subsequently been adapted and separate courses created to meet the LCME accreditation standards of medical schools, ARC standards of physician assistant programs, and ACMGE PBLI milestones for medical residencies. This initial course has expanded to include online courses for professional students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physician assistant programs, residents in all specialties, and a consultation program for accountable care organizations interested in improving care.