BACKGROUND The philosophy of evidence-based medicine (EBM) was introduced in the early 90s as a new approach to the practice of medicine, using the best available evidence to make decisions about health care. Despite ongoing controversy, EBM has developed enormously and physicians' attitude towards it is generally positive. Nevertheless, in Spain little is known about this topic. We will theref...

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been advocated as a new paradigm in orthodox medicine and as a methodology for natural medicines, which are often accused of lacking an adequate scientific basis. This paper presents the voices of tradition-sensitive naturopathic practitioners in response to what they perceive as an ideologic assault by EBM advocates on the validity and integrity of natural med...

BACKGROUND Since the term "evidence-based medicine" (EBM) first appeared in the scientific literature in 1991, the concept has had considerable influence in many parts of the world. Most professional societies, the public,and funding agencies have accepted EBM with remarkable enthusiasm. The concept of evidence-based practice is now applied in management, education, criminology, and social work...

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is defined as "the process of systematically finding, appraising and using contemporaneous research findings as the basis for clinical decisions". Although EBM has been extensively described across the Americas and Europe, no study has looked at the practice of EBM in Puerto Rico. A cross-sectional analysis based on a 23-item questionnaire was employed. We showed t...

Evidence-based healthcare (EBHC) evolves from quality improvement initiatives and there is a significant overlap between the approaches and methodologies of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and quality management. The primary aims of both EBHC and quality management of health care services are to improve clinical effectiveness and patients' outcomes . EBM and evidencebased laboratory medicine (EBL...

Objectives To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding evidence-based medicine (EBM) among hospital physicians in Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. Methods It is a cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire survey was done among 288 physicians working in secondary and tertiary care centers. The study was conducted between June and September 2015. Results The over...

background and purpose: the application of diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic evidence in day-to-day management of patients has been in constant focus during the last two decades. this study is an attempt to investigate attitude and knowledge of post-graduated medical students and lecturers towards evidence-based medicine (ebm) and assess their preferences to clinical practice guidelines. ...

BACKGROUND Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is important in training doctors for high-quality care. Yet little is known about whether ambulatory precepting incorporates the concepts and principles of EBM. METHODS The authors observed and audiotaped 95 internal medicine residency precepting interactions and rated interactions using a qualitative analytic template consisting of three criteria: (1)...

The evidence-based medicine (EBM) movement was established to combat capricious reasoning in clinical care, particularly arguments from authority. Critique of authority and appraisal of evidence remain EBM's core values and should be revisited in this era of EBM's maturity and influence. We are now faced with a new form of under-questioned authority: evidence from well-designed and methodologic...