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Ronald V. Maier, MD

Arch Surg. 2006;141:317-323.

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INTRODUCTION

Professionalism is at the core of surgical practice. A major component of professionalism is a lifelong involvement in continuing medical education to ensure the physician is optimally prepared to make the decisions necessary to provide excellent patient care. However, with the explosion of information, new technology, and advanced surgical techniques, it has become virtually impossible to keep up with this wealth of new knowledge. Traditional didactic continuing education techniques have been shown to be inadequate to cause appropriate changes in practice management. It has become necessary to significantly alter our implementation of new knowledge in the clinical arena to ensure optimal patient care.

A major mechanism for translation of new knowledge to the bedside is evidence-based medicine (EBM). There is currently sufficient evidence that the use of EBM in the appropriate setting leads to an improvement in patient care and, in most cases, a decrease in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE

IMPLEMENTATION OF EBM

ROADBLOCKS TO EBM

THE FUTURE OF EBM

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Author Affiliations: Division of Trauma and General Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, and Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle.