Understanding Health Research: evidence-based medicine, practice and policy

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Language/s: English

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Target Audience: Self-directed learning

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Short Description:

Evidence-based medicine, practice and policy are terms used to describe making decisions using scientific evidence.

Key Concepts addressed:

• 2-1 治療効果を特定するためには比較が必要です
• 2-9 公正な比較のレビューは系統的である必要があります
• 2-13 効果の相対的な測定は誤解を招く可能性があります

Details

Evidence-based medicine, evidence-based practice and evidence-based policy are terms used to describe making decisions using scientific evidence instead of subjective opinion or other influences.

If a health service decided to start using a new drug because they had a good relationship with the company that made the drug, that decision would not be based on evidence. However, if they used systematic review of rigorous clinical trials to check that the drug was safe, effective, and affordable, then using the new drug would be an example of evidence-based medicine.

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