The model of EBP brought to us by Sackett shows a three part series including
1) research, studies etc
2) clinician experience
3) patient expectations
Big takeaways from this include:
In choosing what is the best path, try to encompass all three of these elements.
Unfortunately, the field of research is far from perfect and relying on what studies show can be quite a boondoggle. Going off on the flaws of research studies and worse how they are reported would certainly take me over my 5 minute rule. Just because they are flawed does not mean we can ignore them of course, we must be in constant learning mode as well as critical analysis mode of the research that comes our way.
If you are a practitioner be sure to remember all three of these pieces, especially the patient expectations! Often times at least one or two of these elements gets quickly overlooked. Like the absolute lack of high quality research to support that dietary cholesterol intake increases cholesterol readings... Oy vey
I will leave you with this thought: in the pursuit of lifelong learning we must be open to the possibility that what we were taught in school is blatantly wrong. We must be willing to change and intelligently discuss the best practice method. This is why medical professionals "practice"- to constantly learn and get better. If you stop learning you are more than likely missing some vital information that could improve the quality of everyone you interact with.
"The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know."
-every smart person ever
No comments:
Post a Comment