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Six colleagues of diverse gender, age and ethnicity standing and sitting together with a beautiful view of mountains behind them. They are all smiling broadly and appear very happy

Reflections on the recent inaugural Pandemic EVIDENCE Collaboration Conference

Dr Georgia Richards, Associate Tutor for the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care and DPhil supervisor reflects on the recent inaugural Pandemic EVIDENCE Collaboration Conference held in Banff, Canada, 14-16 May 2025.

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Professor Carl Heneghan presents evidence on the health impacts of breast implants at UK parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee

Professor Carl Heneghan, Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and co-Director of the DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care at Oxford University joined other academics and medical professionals to provide evidence on the health impacts of breast implants during a Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) all evidence session in Parliament on Wednesday, 14 May 2025.

Members of CEBM and the Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group (OxTAG) share their work at key conference in New Orleans.

CEBM members and affiliates who are part of the Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group team (OxTAG) shared their smoking/vaping cessation research work at the annual Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) conference in New Orleans earlier this month.

Muireann Harte, Saleh Aljadeeah and Albert Stachura win MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care outstanding dissertation award.

Congratulations to prize-winners and recent MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) graduates Muireann Harte, Saleh Aljadeeah and Albert Stachura who have won this year’s awards for outstanding dissertations.

Prizewinner Caroline Scobie at work with one of her patients

Caroline Scobie awarded this year's Gillian Nicholls Prize

Caroline Scobie, winner of this year's Kellogg College Gillian Nicholls Prize for her MSc in EBHC dissertation: 'This process has been transformative for me. The knowledge and enthusiasm I gained from the remarkable teaching during this MSc has fundamentally changed how I look at the world'.

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New study identifies text messaging and varenicline as promising approaches for vaping cessation

With 5.1 million people in Great Britain using vapes, what support is there to help people quit? New research explores the best interventions currently available.

Professor Neil Vargesson, University of Aberdeen; Yasmin Qureshi MP, Chair of the APPG on Primodos; Marie Lyon, Chair of the Association of Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests; Professor Carl Heneghan, University of Oxford

Professor Carl Heneghan presents research on controversial hormone pregnancy tests to Parliament

Professor Carl Heneghan, Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine in NDPCHS, recently presented his research on oral hormone pregnancy tests to members of Parliament.

Oxford-Brazil EBM Alliance team and participants at the UNIFASE event in Petrópolis, Brazil, focused on advancing evidence-based healthcare practices for educators and practitioners.

Forging new paths in evidence-based health care: the evolving Oxford-Brazil EBM partnership

David Nunan reports on his recent visit to Brazil, where, as part of the Oxford-Brazil EBM Alliance, he made significant progress in advancing evidence-based health care through collaborative workshops and strategic discussions.

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Invaluable connections and friendships made at Evidence-Based Health Care Skills Week

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Cherished memories of Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine shared in celebratory event

The event was called ‘Celebrating 30 Years of Oxford’s Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine Course: Reflections and the road ahead’ and a celebration it certainly was.

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Acquiring best practice in online education to support distributed learning in Northern Ontario

29 May 2025

Canadian public health physician Dr Emily Groot shares her experience with the Developing Online Educational Resources short course.

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Teaching that sticks: Reflections on a memorable week of the Teaching Evidence-Based Practice course

24 April 2025

Dr Nicholas Jones reflects on his experience of the Teaching Evidence-Based Practice short course at the University of Oxford, sharing how it enhanced his teaching approach and skills in evidence-based medicine.

Small choices, big outcomes: Alexandra Caulfield’s reflections on the Health Behaviour Change short course

10 April 2025

Alexandra Caulfield reflects on her experience taking the Health Behaviour Change short course at Oxford, exploring how everyday health choices shape our lives and how behavioural science can be applied in primary care to support positive change.

Who would take an Evidence-Based Health Care History and Philosophy short course?

12 March 2025

What does philosophy have to do with Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC)? More than you might think! In this blog, we highlight the mistakenly perceived dissonance of the two, as explored by module lead Dr Jonathan Livingstone-Banks, and share insights from students who have taken the History and Philosophy of Evidence-Based Health Care course at Oxford.

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What does it mean to be ‘living’? In the case of systematic reviews, it depends on who you ask.

Melanie Golob

11 March 2025

DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care student Melanie Golob investigates definitions of living systematic reviews and whether Cochrane Reviews are the gold standard.

Athina Metaxa, a young woman with blond hair is sitting in a library at a desk facing us, with a book open that she is ready. Bookshelves and a shelf with a clock are visible behind her.

With a supportive environment on your side, you can successfully carve out your own bespoke professional and educational path, and wonderful opportunities will arise in the process

13 February 2025

MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care recent alumna Athina Metaxa shares why she chose the programme and her delight at having her findings published in the BMJ.

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Reflecting on the Teaching Evidence-Based Practice short course at Oxford

Angela Wu

14 January 2025

Dr Angela Difeng Wu shares her reflections on taking the Teaching Evidence-Based Practice short course at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford.

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A simple revolutionary approach every GP should know: MSc in EBHC alumna Nur Hidayati Handayani shares details of her research on social prescribing, and its publication by the BJGP

11 November 2024

MSc in EBHC alumna Nur Hidayati Handayani shares details of her research on social prescribing, and her delight in its publication by the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP)

Pictured from left to right: Zheng Wei, Wallen Mphepo and ShiMeng Han in Oxford University's Harris-Manchester College.

From statistics for clinical trials to medical machine learning, AI and healthcare industry inroads: One MSc in Evidence-Based Healthcare student’s journey

3 October 2024

MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care Medical Statistics student Dr Wallen Mphepo shares his experience of the programme, highlighting in particular the Statistics for Clinical Trials module.

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Is perfect the enemy of good enough when trying to change our health behaviours?

Nicola Lindson

25 September 2024

Nicola Lindson, Module Co-ordinator for our new Health Behaviour Change course explores whether the ‘all or nothing’ approach to changing our behaviours around health is wise, or if a more measured approach secures better outcomes.

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