Implementing Evidence-Based Medicine in Clinical Practice
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What is the main difference between the traditional practice and evidence-based medicine (EBM)?

  • Traditional practice overlooks important new developments in the relevant field.
  • EBM recognizes the importance of clinician's experience but also incorporates evidence from literature and patient preferences. (correct)
  • Traditional practice is based solely on clinician's experience without considering evidence from literature or patient preferences.
  • EBM relies primarily on the experience of clinicians.
  • According to Sackett et al, what is evidence-based medicine (EBM)?

  • EBM is the combination of clinician's experience, patient preferences, and evidence from literature.
  • EBM is the sole reliance on current best evidence from literature.
  • EBM is the explicit use of clinician's experience in making decisions about patient care.
  • EBM is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. (correct)
  • What are the three elements that need to be combined in implementing an evidence-based approach to medicine?

  • Experience of the doctor, hospital resources, and patient's preferences.
  • Doctor's intuition, hospital facilities, and patient's financial status.
  • Clinician's experience, doctor's expertise, and patient's age.
  • Clinician's experience, best available evidence from literature, and patient's preferences. (correct)
  • What are the clinical benefits of implementing an evidence-based medicine approach?

    <p>More positive treatment outcomes and more satisfied patients.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was the development of an evidence-based medicine approach considered a positive development?

    <p>It recognized the importance of clinician's experience but also incorporated evidence from literature and patient preferences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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