Open AccessFrom evidence-based medicine to evidence-based practice: Is there enough evidence?
Author(s) -
Ahmed Nasr
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
middle east fertility society journal/middle east fertility society journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2090-3251
pISSN - 1110-5690
DOI - 10.1016/j.mefs.2010.09.001
Subject(s) - evidence based medicine , argument (complex analysis) , empirical evidence , evidence based practice , epistemology , real world evidence , best evidence , idealism , psychology , medicine , alternative medicine , positive economics , philosophy , medical education , economics , pathology
Undoubtedly, the ultimate intention of EBM is to provide a theoretical background on which evidence-based practice (EBP) is founded. However, does reliance on EBM dictums always leads to an equally satisfying EBP? Are they two sides of the very same coin? Are EBM-drawn conclusions too hard-and-fast to defy any argument, reasoning, challenge or questioning? Such idealism is still, unfortunately, out of reach. It is prudent to ask ourselves one important question: is evidence-based medicine really evidence-based? If so, how could we explain the discrepancies and inconsistencies existent between EBM and EBP? How did such discrepancies arise