Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an important component of quality healthcare and a key part of the curriculum for doctors in training. There have been no previous studies comparing attitudes and knowledge of doctors in primary and secondary care towards EBM practice and teaching and this study sets out to investigate this area. We asked participants, a stratified sample of general practitioner...

Myocarditis is an inflammatory condition mainly located in the myocardium. Its incidence and mortality in the Japanese population have not been determined, since definitive diagnosis of myocarditis is difficult. These “Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocarditis” have been compiled based on basic and clinical research on myocarditis which has been conducted using sound scientific meth...

Nerium oleander, commonly known as oleander, is an important medicinal plant in Indian folk medicine. It is one of the best pharmacognostic devices available in now-a-days. The modern as well as traditional uses make this plant much more valuable. Oleander is cultivated recently in pots and hence, large scale propagation of plant material for commercial use has great importance. This plant spec...

Cell-Innovations welcome the opportunity to contribute to the TGA’s well-considered evidencebased consultation on the regulation of autologous cell and tissue products. Given the different pathways to medical innovation, we appreciate the challenges in consulting widely and ensuring that appropriate weighting is given to the voice of all key stakeholders. It is particularly important that biote...

From the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (C.V.G.); the Center for EvidenceBased Practice, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia (C.A.U., R.K.A., G.K. ); and the Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (D.A.P.). Members of HICPAC are listed at ...

The systematic review is an integral part of evidence-based health care. One of the best definitions of evidence-based medicine (which can be applied to health care in general) is “...the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values” (Sackett, Straus, Richardson, Rosenberg, & Haynes, 2000, p. 1). This is a comprehensive definition that doesn’t just include th...

15-day increase in hospital length of stay (LOS), a financial impact of $4 billion to $16 billion annually, and a 19% increase in 6-month mortality. Delirium is common across all patient settings; the prevalence, however, varies according to acuity of illness. Delirium develops in general medicine patients at rates ranging from 11% to 42%. The highest prevalence of delirium, as high as 87%, occ...