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Archive 2023
Strengthening Communities of Practice (CoP) to enhance teaching of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) for healthcare learners

Invitation to Seminar/Webinar
Are you interested in the teaching of Evidence Based Practice? Join us in person or online for our National Forum Seminar: Strengthening Communities of Practice (CoP) to enhance teaching of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) for healthcare learners. Listen to national and international experts, connect with colleagues across different healthcare professions and share teaching and learning resources.
Details
When: Wednesday 22nd November 13:00 to 16:00 (lunch provided).
Where: Room 225, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC, T12 AK54 OR ONLINE (see registration link below)
Seminar Programme:
Speakers
- Dr Michelle Spirtos (Assistant Professor, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, TCD)
- Dr Emma O' Neill (Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Science, UCD)
- Dr Elaine Lehane (Senior Lecturer, on behalf of College of Medicine & Health EBP Research Project Team)
- Dr Donncha O' Gradaigh (Consultant Rheumatologist, Waterford University Hospital)
Seminar objectives
- Elucidate the core concepts of CoP, their relevance in the healthcare education context and their potential utility as a professional development learning tool for knowledge acquisition, knowledge sharing, knowledge translation and reflection on practice.
- Provide an overview of the EBP Educators Toolkit and how this resource may be used to enhance approaches to teaching, learning and assessment of EBP across higher education healthcare programmes.
- Reflect on the potential of communities of practice, as applied to the enhancement of the teaching of EBP across clinical, professional, and academic settings.
This seminar is supported by @UCC_CIRTL and @ForumTL.
Find out more and register by clicking the link Hybrid Teaching & Learning Seminar - Webinar