The principles of evidence-based practice (EBP, a.k.a. evidence-based medicine [EBM]) are an important component of the pharmaceutical care process. Clinical pharmacists regularly incorporate these principles into their thought processes in order to make evidence-informed therapeutic decisions with their patients.

EBP is a core rotation in the BC Pharmacy Practice Residency Program. During this one-week rotation, the resident will use a case-based approach to further develop their understanding of pharmacoepidemiologic concepts and further enhance their evidence evaluation and interpretation skills in the assessment of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), observational studies, and systematic reviews with or without meta-analyses. Residents will also have an opportunity to further develop their literature search skills and will be exposed to current areas of controversy within EBP.

This rotation will provide residents with a foundation of evidence evaluation and interpretation skills, which they can build on during their residency rotations and activities.