Evidence-based Medicine: Its Contributions in the Way We Search, Appraise and Apply Scientific Information to Patient Care

2007 ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Alessandro Liberati ◽  
Lorenzo P. Moja ◽  
Ivan Moschetti
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Way

Using Science-Based Guidelines to Shape Public Health Law

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (S4) ◽  
pp. 65-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Zaza ◽  
John Clymer ◽  
Linda Upmeyer ◽  
Stephen B. Thacker
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Health Law ◽  
The Past ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Based Medicine

Compared to evidence-based public health, evidence-based medicine is a more familiar phrase. Evidence-based medicine has become increasingly popular in the past decade, due in large part to the emergence of computerized database search technology and advanced statistical tools which allow researchers to quickly identify and summarize vast amounts of scientific information.Today, the concept of evidence-based public health is gaining momentum and has grown in popularity. However, the term “evidence-based” lacks clarification and is subject to a variety of interpretations. The evidence that supports evidence-based medicine or public health may include individual experience, anecdotal information, the content of a single scientific article, or the results of a sophisticated systematic review of scientific literature. The imprecise language used to describe evidence leads to confusion over what types of evidence are most appropriate in answering different types of questions.

scholarly journals The feasibility and malleability of EBM+

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Association Studies ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Mechanistic Studies ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Made In ◽  
The Way

The EBM+ programme is an attempt to improve the way in which present-day evidence-based medicine (EBM) assesses causal claims: according to EBM+, mechanistic studies should be scrutinised alongside association studies. This paper addresses two worries about EBM+: (i) that it is not feasible in practice, and (ii) that it is too malleable, i.e., its results depend on subjective choices that need to be made in order to implement the procedure. Several responses to these two worries are considered and evaluated. The paper also discusses the question of whether we should have confidence in medical interventions, in the light of Stegenga's arguments for medical nihilism.

Evidence-Based Paediatric Oncology

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
Leontien C.M. Kremer ◽  
Erik A.H. Loeffen ◽  
Robert S. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Guideline Development ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Paediatric Oncology ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Optimal Patient Care ◽  
Based Medicine

The practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) is very important in delivering optimal patient care and the terms evidence-based medicine, or evidence-based practice, are used all around the world. This chapter discusses evidence-based paediatric oncology, including its history, an outline of what EBM is, EBM in paediatric oncology, steps in evidence-based paediatric oncology for a user of EBM, steps in guideline development as an implementer of EBM, common criticisms of EBM, and the future of EBM. The chapter gives an overview how EBM can be used in a non-exhaustive but still comprehensive way in daily practice of care for children with cancer, and which tools are available for paediatric oncologists. The majority of the chapter focuses on how to learn to become a skilled user of EBM.

scholarly journals Addressing barriers to evidence-based medicine in pediatric surgery: an introduction to the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Evidence-Based Resource

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000332
Author(s):  
Viviane Grandpierre ◽  
Irina Oltean ◽  
Manvinder Kaur ◽  
Ahmed Nasr
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Pediatric Surgery ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Based Medicine

BackgroundPediatric surgical practice lags behind medicine in presence and use of evidence, primarily due to time constraints of using existing tools that are not specific to pediatric surgery, lack of sufficient patient data and unstructured pediatric surgery training methods.MethodWe developed, disseminated and tested the effectiveness of an evidence-based resource for pediatric surgeons and researchers that provides brief, informative summaries of quality-assessed systematic reviews and meta-analyses on conflicting pediatric surgery topics.ResultsResponses of 91 actively practicing surgeons who used the resource were analysed. The majority of participants found the resource useful (75%), improved their patient care (66.6%), and more than half (54.2%) found it useful in identifying research gaps. Almost all participants reported that the resource could be used as a teaching tool (93%).ConclusionLack of awareness of the resource is the primary barrier to its routine use, leading to potential calls for more active dissemination worldwide. Users of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Evidence-Based Resource find that the summaries are useful, identify research gaps, help mitigate multiple barriers to evidence-based medicine, and may improve patient care.

scholarly journals THE EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE PICO STRATEGY APPLIED TO DENTISTRY USING MESH, EMTREE AND DECS

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Teresa Alarcón Gil ◽  
Sonia Osorio Toro ◽  
Gloria Patricia Baena Caldas
Keyword(s):  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Structure Search ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Right ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Controlled Languages

Introduction: the PICO mnemonic is an evidence-based medicine tool that helps formulate the research questions needed to conduct the right search for scientific information. To properly classify this information, controlled languages or thesauruses are used for information retrieval. The aim was to identify whether the PICO search strategy in evidence-based medicine using the MeSH, Emtree and DeCS thesauruses answers a research question in the field of dentistry. Methods: to carry out the PICO strategy, a research question was formulated, identifying the natural language terms for each component of the PICO acronym, which were normalized into the three thesauruses to create the search equations. Results: 43 results were foundon Medline through PubMed, 5 on Embase, and 0 on LILACS. There were 4 original articles that answer the research question, proving to be an effective strategy for finding clinical evidence. Conclusion: this study shows that the strategy helps obtain results to answer the question posed. It should be noted that, in order to successfully search and retrieve information, researchers should use the PICO strategy and get familiar with the thesauruses that help structure search equations in the various bibliographic databases.

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