The Impact Of Evidence-Based Medicine And Evolving Technology On The Standard Of Care In Emergency Medicine

10.5580/25ed ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Impact

25. WHAT'S THE EVIDENCE? EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF A RESIDENT EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE CURRICULUM

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. e13-e14
Author(s):  
Minnie Dasgupta ◽  
Danielle Kirkey ◽  
Jake Weatherly ◽  
Kevin Kuo ◽  
Carrie Rassbach
Keyword(s):  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Impact

Assessment of the Impact of Clinical Pharmacology Consultations Provided to Hospital Clinicians From the Drug Information Center—An Outcome Research in a Developing Country

2019 ◽  
pp. 089719001988525
Author(s):  
CVN Harish ◽  
Devaraj Belavigi ◽  
Amol N. Patil ◽  
Smita Pattanaik ◽  
Ashish Kakkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Fisher Exact Test ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Information Center ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Impact

Background: Drug Information Center (DIC) with on-call evidence-based medicine service can revolutionize health-care practice and also can play a major role in health-care delivery in both developed and developing countries. Objective: To assess the feedback received from hospital clinicians for the newly initiated DIC services in a tertiary care hospital of North India. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study conducted between January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2018. The clinicians approached DIC for specific pharmacotherapeutic questions for managing an index patient. After providing consultation, DIC followed up with them for the action taken and feedback on the consultation. The results of the data analyzed using Fisher Exact test and descriptive statistics. Results: Of 264 encounters, more than 98% of clinicians found the service satisfactory. There was a statistically significant association between the timely answer provided to treating physicians and their level of satisfaction with the service ( P < .05). There was no significant association between academic experiences and the satisfaction or dissatisfaction among the clinical fraternity colleagues. The interpretation ability of on-call pharmacology postgraduate students was a significantly associated factor with clinician’s satisfaction level ( P < .05). More than 96% of clinicians followed the pharmacotherapy advice recommended by DIC in their patient management. Conclusion: Thorough evaluation of published research needs to be taught to budding pharmacologists, pharmacists in their curriculum for an effective DIC service. DIC service has the potential to minimize the barrier of evidence-based medicine practice in developing as well as developed countries.

A New Method of Assessing the Impact of Evidence-Based Medicine on Claim Outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 519-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan L. Hunt ◽  
Jack Tower ◽  
Ryan D. Artuso ◽  
Jeffrey A. White ◽  
Craig Bilinski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
New Method ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals COVID-19: The Impact on Cardiovascular System

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1691
Author(s):  
Jozica Šikić ◽  
Zrinka Planinić ◽  
Vid Matišić ◽  
Tea Friščić ◽  
Vilim Molnar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular System ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Patient Monitoring ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Past ◽  
Multidisciplinary Nature ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Impact

SARS-CoV-2 has been circulating in population worldwide for the past year and a half, and thus a vast amount of scientific literature has been produced in order to study the biology of the virus and the pathophysiology of COVID-19, as well as to determine the best way to prevent infection, treat the patients and eliminate the virus. SARS-CoV-2 binding to the ACE2 receptor is the key initiator of COVID-19. The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect various types of cells requires special attention to be given to the cardiovascular system, as it is commonly affected. Thorough diagnostics and patient monitoring are beneficial in reducing the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and to ensure the most favorable outcomes for the infected patients, even after they are cured of the acute disease. The multidisciplinary nature of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic requires careful consideration from the attending clinicians, in order to provide fast and reliable treatment to their patients in accordance with evidence-based medicine principles. In this narrative review, we reviewed the available literature on cardiovascular implications of COVID-19; both the acute and the chronic.

scholarly journals The role of evidence-based laboratory medicine in health service

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nada Majkic-Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Laboratory Medicine ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
External Evidence ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Impact

Evidence-based laboratory medicine (EBLM) is the use of the current best evidence of the utility of laboratory tests in making decisions about the care of individual patients. This practice means integrating laboratory and clinical experience with the last available external evidence from systematic research. It means that the definition of EBLM focuses on two key elements: experience and evidence from systematic research. Although the term evidence-based medicine (EBM) was created in Canada at Mc Master University by a group lad by Dr Gard Guyatt, there are various claims as to the origin of its practice. Regardless of its origins, many factors have come together over the past 30 years to drive the movement to EBM. One factor is those individual physicians, faced with numerous medical informations; the second factor is the global phenomenon of increasing health care costs and third is that patients who have generally more education, want the best in diagnostics and therapies. It means that evidence-based medicine has been driven by the need to cape with information overload, by costcontrol, and by public impatient for the best in diagnostics and treatment. Clinical guidelines care maps, and outcome measures are quality improvement tools for the appropriateness, efficiency and effectiveness of health services. Laboratory professionals must direct more effort to demonstrating the impact of laboratory tests on a greater variety of clinical outcomes. Evidence-based laboratory medicine aims to advise clinical diagnosis and management of disease through systematic researching and disseminating generalisible new knowledge that meets the standard of critical review on clinically effective practice of laboratory investigations. In laboratory medicine, the use of tests increases; new tests are constantly introduced, but "old" tests are seldom removed from the repertoire. This, together with limited public funds for the health care should underline the challenge for laboratory professionals to provide evidence for the utility of different tests. This practice means integrating laboratory and clinical experience with the best available external evidence from systematic research therefore, it is important that advice given by laboratory medicine professionals are sound and based on evidence in the pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases of the diagnostic process. This paper provides an insight into the rationale, methodology and the phases of the EBLM.

scholarly journals Evaluating the impact of clinical librarians on clinical questions during inpatient rounds

2018 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riley Brian ◽  
Nicola Orlov ◽  
Debra Werner ◽  
Shannon K. Martin ◽  
Vineet M. Arora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Test Quality ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Fresno Test ◽  
Attending Rounds ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Impact

Objective: The investigation sought to determine the effects of a clinical librarian (CL) on inpatient team clinical questioning quality and quantity, learner self-reported literature searching skills, and use of evidence-based medicine (EBM).Methods: Clinical questioning was observed over 50 days of inpatient pediatric and internal medicine attending rounds. A CL was present for 25 days and absent for 25 days. Questioning was compared between groups. Question quality was assessed by a blinded evaluator, who used a rubric adapted from the Fresno Test of Competence in Evidence-Based Medicine. Team members were surveyed to assess perceived impacts of the CL on rounds.Results: Rounds with a CL (CLR) were associated with significantly increased median number of questions asked (5 questions CLR vs. 3 NCLR; p<0.01) and answered (3 CLR vs. 2 NCLR; p<0.01) compared to rounds without a CL (NCLR). CLR were also associated with increased mean time spent asking (1.39 minutes CLR vs. 0.52 NCLR; p<0.01) and answering (2.15 minutes CLR vs. 1.05 NCLR; p=0.02) questions. Rounding time per patient was not significantly different between CLR and NCLR. Questions during CLR were 2 times higher in adapted Fresno Test quality than during NCLR (p<0.01). Select participants described how the CL’s presence improved their EBM skills and care decisions.Conclusions: Inpatient CLR were associated with more and improved clinical questioning and subjectively perceived to improve clinicians’ EBM skills. CLs may directly affect patient care; further study is required to assess this. CLs on inpatient rounds may be an effective means for clinicians to learn and use EBM skills.

scholarly journals Overview of Evidence-based Medicine: Challenges for Evidence-based Laboratory Medicine

2001 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 1536-1546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J McQueen
Keyword(s):  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Laboratory Medicine ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Care Maps ◽  
Critical Appraisal Skills ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been driven by the need to cope with information overload, by cost-control, and by a public impatient for the best in diagnostics and treatment. Clinical guidelines, care maps, and outcome measures are quality improvement tools for the appropriateness, efficiency, and effectiveness of health services. Although they are imperfect, their value increases with the quality of the evidence they incorporate. Laboratory professionals must direct more effort to demonstrating the impact of laboratory tests on a greater variety of clinical outcomes. Laboratory and clinical practitioners must be familiar with many of the accessible electronic and paper tools for searching for evidence. Detailed statistical and epidemiologic knowledge is not essential, but critical appraisal skills and a competent understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of systematic review and metaanalysis are necessary. Overemphasis on complexity and failure to recognize time limitations are major barriers to translating EBM into everyday practice. Emphasizing and practicing the role of the laboratory professional as a skilled clinical consultant strongly grounded in evidence as well, in addition to better integration of laboratory and clinical information and improved laboratory reports will overcome most barriers. There is a poverty of good, primary studies of test evaluations. Institution of more consistent standards for the design and reporting of studies on diagnostic accuracy should improve the situation. If nothing else, systematic reviews have demonstrated the need for more good-quality primary research in laboratory medicine.

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