TY  - JOUR
AB  - This study reports the findings of the first survey of the knowledge and needs for training in evidence based medicine (EBM) of health‐care workers in Slovakia. This study was primarily qualitative and based on a triangular approach, which included: analysis of the situation in pre‐ and postgraduate education in Slovakia aimed at estimating needs in EBM and critical appraisal skills (CAS) training; analysis of questionnaires distributed in a sample of medical doctors and university educated public health workers undergoing postgraduate training; and focus group discussions. The findings revealed a real gap in knowledge in EBM and CAS in Slovakia and identified several areas as the focus for intervention. The results showed also some important behavioural and cultural aspects, including low individual responsibility for education; tendency to delegate responsibility to authorities (experts, top management, Ministry of Health); and persistence of the state paternalistic type of education. Concludes that managers planning to implement EBM in Slovakia should therefore consider a broader behavioural and cultural context for change, not just introduction of a training EBM module.
VL  - 14
IS  - 5/6
SN  - 0268-9235
DO  - 10.1108/02689230010362954
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02689230010362954
AU  - Bacharova Ljuba
AU  - Hlavacka Svatopluk
AU  - Rusnakova Viera
PY  - 2000
Y1  - 2000/01/01
TI  - Basic estimate of needs for training in evidence‐based medicine in Slovakia
T2  - Journal of Management in Medicine
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 362
EP  - 382
Y2  - 2024/05/08
ER  -