Teaching evidence-based medicine: a clinician’s perspective

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) was introduced to provide an organised approach to clinicians and other health care providers in using research to care for their patients [1]. By highlighting the importance of research in patient care, EBM has also provided many researchers a strong sense of purpose,...

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Main Author: Lai NM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2013-10-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:http://www.e-mfp.org/2013v8n2/teaching-evidence-based-medicine.pdf
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Summary:Evidence-based medicine (EBM) was introduced to provide an organised approach to clinicians and other health care providers in using research to care for their patients [1]. By highlighting the importance of research in patient care, EBM has also provided many researchers a strong sense of purpose, with increased awareness that their everyday activities are being recognised as relevant to patient care. Most medical schools have some form of the EBM training programme at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and many researchers, clinical epidemiologists, and biostatisticians together with clinicians are actively engaged in teaching EBM to students of medicine and other health sciences. However, the flourishing activities of EBM education bring along challenges.
ISSN:1985-207X
1985-2274