The Future of Evidence Based Medicine?

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The Future of Evidence Based Medicine?

Posted by Cosmin Florescu | 07.05.08

Doctors frequently encounter clinical scenarios which they do not have sufficient knowledge to answer. This is a problem every doctor will encounter at every stage of their career, from internship to consultant level practice. In the absence of a suitably knowledgeable colleague most medical professionals make a mental note to 'look that one up for later'. Unfortunately for most of us, time and work pressures often mean that the solution is never learned.

The National Health Service in the UK has established an innovative web based tool which is sure to combat this problem. Known as the Primary Care Question Answering Service, this is a forum where health professionals can pose clinical questions online. The questions are answered in a timely manner in an effort to keep the service clinically relevant. Answers are generated by searches conducted using the NLH Search Engine, PubMed and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register. You can also check out the latest clinical questions, which are posted on the homepage.

 


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