Why Practice EBM?

PROBLEM: Research findings are often delayed in being implemented into clinical practice

  • FACT: Did you know that it takes on average 17 years for clinical research to be fully integrated into everyday practice?1
  • FACT: Prior to the early 1990s, it was recommended that infants sleep on their stomachs despite evidence available in the 1970s that this contributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).2
  • EBM SOLUTION: The constant advancement and development of EBM resources, which take into account evidence from a wide variety of fields, provide clinicians with the opportunity for greater exposure to clinical evidence.
  • EBM RESOURCE: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews provides access to highly developed systematic reviews that integrate evidence from a broad spectrum of resources and that critically appraise and succinctly summarize the best available medical literature.

 

1. Balas, E. Information systems can prevent errors and improve quality. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2001 July-August; 8(4): 398-9.

2. Gilbert R, Salanti G, Harden M, See S. Infant sleeping position and the sudden infant death syndrome: systematic review of observational studies and historical review of recommendations from 1940 to 2002. Int J Epidemiol. 2005 Aug;34(4):874-87.

 

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