Lund leads the way using Cochrane tools to train doctors

Lund University in Sweden is using Cochrane training materials and tools to help medical students better understand and interpret health evidence.Lund has an institutional subscription offering all staff and students access toCochrane Interactive Learning andRevMan. Cochrane Interactive Learning was developed by world-leading experts and provides 12 modules of self-directed learning on conducting a complete systematic review process for both new and experienced review authors. RevMan simplifies creating systematic reviews and meta-analyses and presenting the results in forest plots. Lund has successfully embedded these resources into their medical education curriculum since 2018. In 2017, the university ’s medical degree program team reviewed their curriculum with a view to enhancing the scientific scholarship elements of the course. Working closely withCochrane Sweden and the faculty library, they developed a curriculum that embeds Cochrane Interactive Learning modules and practical tools to help future doctors better engage with and contribute to scientific literature. The initiative was spearheaded by Maria Bj örklund, Librarian in Lund University’sFaculty of Medicine, who collaborated with colleagues across the university to make the Cochrane-informed curriculum a reality. The team have now described andpublished their approach in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine to help other medical schools who may wish to follow suit. “Incorporating Cochrane training materi...
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