Limitations of current clinical practice

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• Format Lessons, Texts
• Language/s English
• Target Audience Further education
• EBM Stage 0 - Why EBM?
• Duration <5 mins
• Difficulty Introductory

Key Concepts addressed

• 1-1a Treatments can harm
• 3-2a Do the outcomes measured matter to you?
• 1-2g Common practice is not always evidence-based

Details

So why should we change our current practices? Our patients like us; our outcomes are generally good; we keep passing our board exams; and they keep telling us we have the best health care system in the world. Besides, change is hard work. Aren’t we busy enough learning about how to survive in a managed care environment?

Unfortunately, there is good evidence that the quality of care we give our patients could be better.

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