Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become an integral part of the activities and programmes developed by the Belgian Red Cross-Flanders. The Humanitarian Services of the Belgian Red Cross-Flanders work with volunteers and staff that are, for the most part, unfamiliar with EBP. Effective communication and training is essential to avoid misunderstandings about the concept of EBP and to engage them towards EBP.

Objectives: To evaluate a workshop designed to introduce EBP to a public with very different backgrounds.

Methods: The main learning objectives were that the participants understand the importance of EBP and have a critical attitude towards the validity and usefulness of various sources of information. We will use brief presentations combined with an interactive approach and group work to facilitate the learning of the critical components of EBP. The workshop is designed in collaboration with didactical experts. A questionnaire was developed to measure the attitude of the participants towards EBP before and after the course.

Results/Conclusions: The workshop will be piloted in June 2011. We will present the format of the workshop and the results of the pilot study during the Cochrane Colloquium.