There is rising international interest in developing health care systems that are built on the basis of best evidence. However, it is a challenge to integrate evidence-based practice skills into existing educational courses in a manner that enables students to interpret and use such skills effectively. The 2012 IOA Education Forum provided a venue for educators to discuss strategies for teaching evidence-based practice (EBP) in different settings, including clinical practice, and develop the means to evaluate transfer of evidence into clinical practice. In addition, educators were given practical approaches and strategies on how to increase their effectiveness and efficiency using basic best-evidence-based principles of health profession education; including education theory, small group teaching, giving feedback, evaluation and teaching professionalism.
