[Pedagogic reflexions on the evidence-based medicine curriculum of the German Central Agency for Quality in Medicine and the German Network for Evidence-Based Medicine]

Abstract

The German Agency for Quality in Medicine (AQuMed) and the Network for Evidence-based Medicine (EbM) have recently published the draft of an EbM Curriculum for continuing medical education. This standardised concept might lead to an improvement of the quality of EbM courses for physicians. Critical appraisal of the curriculum from a didactic point of view reveals both a substantial lack of teaching methods and teaching aids, and a lack of appropriate tools for the evaluation of the actual increase in professional competence. This includes specialised subject knowledge, methodological considerations as well as highly developed communication and social skills. We recommend incorporation of these components into the curriculum design to facilitate its successful implementation.