EBM

Question 1

What is the meaning of EBM?

Answer 1

Evidence-Based Medicine
- the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values in pursuit of the best possible outcomes

Question 2

What are indicators of Best Research Evidence?

Answer 2

Clinically relevant (especially patient-centered) research
- accuracy/precision of diagnostic tests
- power of prognostic markers
- efficacy and safety of therapeutic/preventive treatments

Question 3

What are indicators of Clinical Expertise?

Answer 3

Ability to rapidly identify each patient’s unique:
- health state, diagnosis, risks and benefits of potential interventions, personal values and expectations

Question 4

What are indicators of Patient values?

Answer 4

Unique preferences, concerns, and expectations

Question 5

What is the goal of EBM?

Answer 5

The effort to avoid basing medical decisions on;
- weak info when better info is available
- post hoc reasoning, wishful thinking, and other errors of reasoning