Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions regarding the care of individual patients. This concept has gained popularity recently, and its applications have been steadily expanding. Nowadays, the term "evidence-based" is used in numerous situations and conditions, such as evidence-based medicine, evidence-based pr...

OBJECTIVES Healthcare institutions need timely patient information from various sources at the point-of-care. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a tool for proper and efficient incorporation of the results of research in decision-making. Characteristics of medical treatment processes and practical experience concerning the effect of EBM in the clinical process are surveyed. METHODS A cross sect...

BACKGROUND The effectiveness of teaching critical appraisal to students of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has not been studied. In this study we attempt to determine if a workshop for final year students at a naturopathic college improved their ability to utilize critical appraisal concepts. METHODS We assigned 83 Naturopathic Interns to two groups: Group A (n = 47) or Group B (...

The major difference between Iranian traditional medicine and allopathic medicine is in the application  of  evidence  and  documents.  In  this  study,  criteria  for  evidence-based  practice  in  Iranian traditional medicine and its rules of practice were studied. The experts' views were investigated through in- depth, semi-structured interviews and the results were categorized into four mai...

“General Rules for Gastric Cancer Study,” published by the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (JGCA), has contributed greatly to advances in both the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer in Japan. In March 2001, the Association published a new book, “Gastric Cancer Treatment Guidelines,” a set of guidelines prepared by a committee of the Association. This is the first time in Japan that g...

BACKGROUND Communication with patients on end-of-life decisions is a delicate topic for which there is little guidance. AIM To describe the development of a guideline for GPs on end-of-life communication with patients who wish to die at home, in a context where patient autonomy and euthanasia are legally regulated. DESIGN OF STUDY A three-phase process (generation, elaboration and validatio...

Ziegenfuss and Sassani claimed that health administration education “would be helpful to clinicians.” Sadly, this claim can be added to the long list of redisorganization examples. In contrast, education in etymology and logic may be helpful to professors of management. Clinician means at bedside; the patient needs clinicians who possess sufficient knowledge and clinical skills to make and exec...

permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A Decision Making and better Patient Care. Human deliberations and Single observations have been highlighted as important concepts in building a comprehensive paradigm for individual patient management [2,3]. A review of the quality and direction of current body o...

BACKGROUND Health care professionals worldwide attend courses and workshops to learn evidence-based medicine (EBM), but evidence regarding the impact of these educational interventions is conflicting and of low methodologic quality and lacks generalizability. Furthermore, little is known about determinants of success. We sought to measure the effect of EBM short courses and workshops on knowled...

ONF, 41(2), 207–208. doi:10.1188/14.ONF.207-208 A significant increase in nursing research is being conducted as the nursing profession shifts from “ritual” clinical decisions to practice based on research evidence. Evidencebased practice is now an accepted, essential foundation for high-quality patient care. Initially, best practice was based on a few randomized, controlled trials that reflect...