INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE

Why Bother Practicing Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)?

There are four important reasons why practicing EBM makes sense:

1. New types of clinical and research-based evidence are changing the way we practice medicine.
   

2. Our information needs are currently not being met.

3. A physician's knowledge and clinical performance deteriorates over time.

4. EBM has been shown to be a better way to keep up-to-date.