If we know what’s good for our health, why is changing our behaviour so difficult? 🎥In this video, Nicola Lindson & Angela Wu share what you can learn on our Health Behaviour Change short course (2-6 Nov 2026). 🔔 Applications now open, closing 8 Oct, 12pm (UK). Read more: bit.ly/3SG3ImW
Centre For Evidence-Based Medicine
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The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford - Develops, promotes and disseminates better evidence for healthcare. #EvidenceBasedMedicine
Thinking about professional development this year? NHS employees may be eligible for a 20% fee reduction through our NHS Bursaries on courses including: 🧠 Health Behaviour Change 💷 Economics of Health Care ...and more! View available courses and apply: https://bit.ly/4vrU3OJ
Next month we’re running the Teaching Evidence-Based Practice (TEBP) short course between 14-18 September 2026. In Dr Nicholas Jones blog, he shares how the TEBP course enhanced his teaching approach and skills in evidence-based medicine. Read his blog and learn more: https://bit.ly/4xhyFMP
What's it like to take Oxford's Health Behaviour Change short course? Dr Alexandra Caulfield shares how the course has influenced her approach and the lessons she's taken into primary care, from understanding patients' behaviours to supporting lasting change. Read her blog: https://bit.ly/4gHhYFA
What happens when patients, clinicians, researchers and policymakers come together to tackle primary care's workforce challenges? Jordan Gorenberg reflects on the NIHR funded MoRRE study's World Cafe stakeholder event and the future of additional roles in primary care. Read: https://bit.ly/4f7xysQ
Are you an NHS employee looking to grow your research or evidence-based practice skills? Our NHS Short Course Bursaries offer a 20% fee reduction on selected short courses, including Health Behaviour Change, Economics of Health Care and more! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4vrU3OJ
Our next Teaching Evidence-Based Practice short course will run between 14-18 September 2026. Dr Angela DiFeng Wu reflects how the course has lead her to 'feel more equipped to create a more dynamic and engaging learning experience'. Read her blog and learn more: http://bit.ly/3Tu17ML
Is perfect the enemy of good enough when changing our health behaviours? Ahead of our Health Behaviour Change short course (2-6 Nov), revisit this blog by Module Co-ordinator Nicola Lindson on why incremental change may be more effective than an 'all or nothing' approach. ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4wSPfma
🚨 Applications are closing soon for our PGCert in Health Research. 🎓✨To be considered for study starting Autumn 2026, apply by Friday 24 July. 🔗Find out more about the programme here: https://lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/postgraduate-certificate-in-health-research
Happy 78th birthday to the @NHS ! 🎂 We're pleased to offer NHS Bursaries, giving NHS employees a 20% fee reduction on select Evidence-Based Health Care short courses. Places are limited & allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4vrU3OJ
The Glastonbury of Evidence-Based Medicine, aka EBMLive, took place last week in Oxford with a mission to offer a platform that encouraged debate and learning on the current status and future directions of Evidence-Based Medicine. Was this mission accomplished? Find out here: https://bit.ly/4eYVH3C
The EBHC team won in the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Award category for Sustaining Lifelong Learning in Evidence-Based Healthcare, recognising Oxford’s global part-time programme that supports lifelong learning in evidence-based healthcare for professionals worldwide. @cebmoxford.bsky.social
🚨 Final application deadline approaching soon. The final deadline for the majority of our Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) programmes will be Friday 26 June 2026, for study beginning the autumn of 2026. 🎓✨ 🔗Find out more about our programmes here: https://www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us
How do you balance clinical practice, teaching, research and postgraduate study? MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care alumna Inge Schabort reflects on her journey and how the programme helped shape her career in evidence-based medicine and medical education. Read Inge's story: https://bit.ly/4feUI0Z
Congratulations to Ronald Chow, DPhil candidate in Evidence-Based Health Care, on receiving two awards recognising his research on patient-centred cancer care. His work explores ‘time toxicity’ in cancer care and how treatment burden can be measured and reported. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3QfkLuG
Our EBHC programme students enjoyed invaluable opportunities at our recent, first ever Research Week. Organiser and DPhil student Melanie Golob, reported back on event which was held in Oxford, aiming to bring together students across the EBHC programmes. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3RzKFd1
Are you a practitioner or researcher in a health care setting? Our Evidence-Based Health Care short courses train health experts across the globe, providing the skills needed to shape the future of health care. Applications now open for the 26-27 academic year. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4nIV7em
‘While I expected to develop new skills, I didn’t anticipate that this experience would fundamentally reframe how I think about data.’ ✨ Evelyn Pyper, DPhil in EBHC student, shares how patient interviews, brought into sharper focus the people behind the numbers. 🔗Read more: https://bit.ly/3PedSt3
We’re pleased to mark the launch of the Oxford–Egypt EBHC Alliance, a collaboration with New Giza University Hospital aiming to advance EBHC education, research and practice in Egypt. The agreement was signed in London and celebrated at @kelloggoxford.bsky.social last week. https://bit.ly/42gIFZl
Our new ‘Medical Statistics for Big Data’ short course helps you build practical skills in planning, conducting and interpreting analyses using large-scale electronic health records. 🔔 Apply by 5pm (UK) 19 June Learn more: https://lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/medical-statistics-for-big-data
Join us for an inspiriting seminar to celebrate the new Oxford-Egypt Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Alliance. 🌍🤝 📅 30 April 2026, 5:30 – 7pm 📍 Kellogg College, University of Oxford 🔗 Find out more and register: https://bit.ly/4cy2b9L
What's it like to balance clinical training with research? Academic Clinical Fellow Adil Lakha shares how the PGCert in Health Research has strengthened his evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making. 📰 Read more: https://www.cebm.ox.ac.uk/news/views/in-conversation-with-adil-lakha
We were delighted to welcome alumni, students and academics to our Alumni Retreat 2026 at @hmcoxford.bsky.social Celebrating our global community while exploring AI & digital healthcare, the event showcased the impact, insight and leadership of our alumni network. Read more: https://bit.ly/4sIUvGr
Our new ‘Medical Statistics for Big Data’ short course helps you build practical skills in planning, conducting and interpreting analyses using large-scale electronic health records. 🔔 Apply by 5pm (UK) 19 June Learn more: https://lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/medical-statistics-for-big-data
Join our Course Design, Assessment and Evaluation short course to develop effective learning activities, align teaching & assessment strategies, and design your own course or module. 🔔 Apply by 23 April NHS staff may be eligible for a bursary (20% off). Learn more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/47RGm26
Two sessions from our upcoming Alumni Retreat (theme: AI & digital healthcare systems) are open to the public on Wed 15 April! Future Horizons: What's the Future of Digital Health Care? (1:30-3pm) 🎟️ Register: bit.ly/4138c7N Lord John Alderdice In Conversation (3:30-5pm) 🎟️ Register: bit.ly/3PXKtU1
Chris Banks-Pillar, DPhil student in Evidence Based Health Care, marked Social Prescribing Day last week by sharing insights from his research. He explains, it’s not just what we prescribe, but how we support people to engage in activity-based interventions. Read more: https://bit.ly/3PJFt5t
We’re proud to announce the Oxford–Egypt Evidence-Based Healthcare Alliance with Newgiza University Hospital. 📅 Join us on 30 April 2026 to be a part of this significant moment as we highlight our vision for transforming healthcare in Egypt through evidence-based practices: https://bit.ly/4cCZ2Wt
🎉🏆 Congratulations to prize-winner and recent MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) graduate, Hamid Mithoowani who has been awarded this year’s Kellogg College Gillian Nicholls Prize for best dissertation. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4lhTyTf
Congratulations to recently completed students Marvin Chung, Amanda Li, Vijay Maharajan, Chloe Lim and Cassandra Townsend on winning this year’s MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) outstanding dissertation award. 🎉🏆 Read more here: https://bit.ly/403Chn9