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EBP Symposium 2026
Rosalind Franklin University and the JBI Northern Illinois Center for Synthesis and Interprofessional Implementation are excited to host an innovative EBP Symposium on April 10, 2026. This symposium is open to a nationwide audience of clinicians, students and researchers. The theme for the symposium is
Knowledge to Action: Driving Sustainable, Real-World Change
This symposium explores how evidence-based research can translate knowledge into impactful, scalable, and sustainable healthcare practice and policy. It brings together global thought leaders, practitioners, and partners from the JBI Collaboration to engage in actionable discourse that bridges the gap between what we know and what we do.
The symposium will feature a keynote speaker, sessions on curricular design and getting research into practice, a poster session, and a GRADE update for determining the strength of recommendations.
Symposium Objectives:
- Advance the Translation of Evidence into Sustainable Practice and Policy
Foster dialogue and share best practices on embedding evidence-based knowledge into health systems, ensuring that research translates into real-world, context-sensitive improvements in care and outcomes. - Promote Global Collaboration for Local Health Impact
Strengthen international and interdisciplinary partnerships that drive equitable, locally meaningful healthcare transformation through shared knowledge, tools, and strategies. - Empower Capacity Building in Evidence-Based Decision Making
Enhance the ability of individuals and institutions—especially in low-resource settings—to lead, educate, and apply evidence-based approaches through training, mentorship, and leadership development. - Evaluate and Demonstrate the Impact of Knowledge Translation
Explore methods, frameworks, and indicators for assessing evidence implementation's effectiveness, sustainability, and value across diverse healthcare contexts.
CE credits have been applied for, and will be posted here when awarded.
The cost of the symposium is $80 per attendee and $30 for students.
Lunch will be provided
Abstract submission information
The link for abstract submissions will open on July 15. Consider the following areas of interest for the symposium as you prepare your abstract for a poster session, 20 minute podium presentation, or poster “biltz” session (5 minutes).
- From Evidence to Impact: Embedding Best Practices in Health Systems
Focus: How evidence-based healthcare is implemented across different contexts to drive meaningful care delivery and outcomes improvements.
- Strengthening Global Partnerships for Local Transformation
Focus: Emphasizing international collaboration across JBI networks and how global knowledge mobilization can empower sustainable, localized change.
- Building Capacity for Evidence-Informed Decision Making
Focus: Training, leadership development, education strategies, and curricular design to enhance the skills of clinicians, researchers, and policy-makers in using evidence for real-world impact.
- Measuring What Matters: Evaluating the Impact of Knowledge Translation
Focus: Understanding how we assess the real-world impact of evidence-based initiatives, and the metrics that define sustainable change.
