April 2026 Update
AEBPLI will be releasing Expressions of Interest for the new 6 week online Institute VERY soon. Save the dates: Thursdays, 22 Oct to 26 Nov 2026.
Please email for further details: aebpli.convenor@gmail.com
Updates also via the AEBPLI Special Interest Group webpage of the Australian Library and Information Association and ALIA News.
What: The Australasian Evidence-Based Practice Librarians’ Institute (AEBPLI) is an introduction to evidence-based practice, focusing on question building, searching, critical appraisal of the literature, and advanced topics related to systematic reviews. Facilitated by health sciences librarians from Australia, New Zealand and the US, the curriculum combines content in engaging large group lectures with small group sessions for practising concepts. The curriculum is designed for hospital and academic librarians and is also suitable for clinical researchers and research assistants undertaking systematic reviews.
The Institute provides intensive training for participants to be able to support clinical practice information needs, research, and teaching and includes:
Study designs used in clinical research,
Clinical questions to facilitate efficient searching skills to support patient care,
Critical appraisal of clinical research, including randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and qualitative research,
Tools and resources to support the development of exhaustive search strategies for systematic reviews and search strategies for complex clinical topics such as clinical redesign.
Who: The Institute is aimed at current and future health librarians, hospital librarians and clinical researchers involved in systematic reviews in Australia and New Zealand.
ALIA CPD: This course is eligible for points in the ALIA Professional Development Scheme, Health Specialist certification for Competency Area 7: Health research and the application of health research methodologies. For more information on the competency and the ALIA health specialisation, see https://read.alia.org.au/alia-hla-competencies.
What did you like best about the Institute?
"The study design work was great. I have read many times descriptions of designs but now I feel I get it."
"Good to have small groups at the end of the day to discuss & ask questions."
"Well paced – highly interactive balanced with private study."
"Amazing presenters in both large & small groups. Thanks."
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"The small groups were great and enabled me to meet a range of colleagues that I would never have had the opportunity to meet otherwise, and the tutors were very kind. I also liked the resources folder/Moodle that we can use to facilitate our further learning."
"The breadth of content is great because it gives a taste of what’s out there which we can explore more deeply in our own time."
"Superb training experience. My organisation values this so much that all the health librarians are encouraged to attend AEBPLI as soon as possible in their appointment."
"I loved the institute, would highly recommend it to others. I have gained so much knowledge. The content was highly relevant to my role."
In April 2024, the AEBPLI Institute became a Special Interest Group of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
This enables the event's sustainability into the future, with the assistance of ALIA.
