EME, the Portuguese-language Students 4 Best Evidence blog, launches today

We are delighted to announce the creation of "Estudantes para Melhores Evid ências" , a   Portuguese-language blog for all students that aims to be a source for sharing and disseminating evidence-based information, as well as a centerpiece platform to encourage networking among Portuguese-speaking healthcare workers interested in evidence-based healthcare. The initiative, inspired by the English and Spanish-language counterparts (S4BE and ExME), was conceived byCochrane Brasil Rio de Janeiro (an Affiliate of the Cochrane Brazil Network) and is supported by Cochrane and Cochrane Brazil.Beyond bringing together recent reviews, EME will provide tools for evidence-based training (like one of their series of posts on " Key Concepts " ), interact with the community via social media, and encourage interaction among members." We truly believe that the success of evidence-based practice in the future goes through the engagement and training of generations of healthcare students to the philosophy of using the best evidence available to support clinical decision making, as well as understanding and helping to overcome evidence production and dissemination challenges we face currently, " states Prof. Luis Eduardo Fontes, director of Cochrane Brasil Rio de Janeiro Affiliate." We are a community for students, by students. Our goal is to gather resources on evidence-based healthcare in an interactive space. We believe we will be able to inspire students from multiple backgrounds to learn ...
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