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evidence-based medicine
(redirected from Evidence based)

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evidence-based medicine,
the practice of medicine in which the physician finds, assesses, and implements methods of diagnosis and treatment on the basis of the best available current research, their clinical expertise, and the needs and preferences of the patient.

evidence-based medicine
Decision-making 'The use of scientific data to confirm that proposed diagnostic or therapeutic procedures are appropriate in light of their high probability of producing the best and most favorable outcome'. See Meta-analysis.


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Falls prevention clinical nurse consultant at Peninsula Health in Victoria, Diana Clayton, is applying evidence based best practice to improve health outcomes and quality of care for older people in the region.
An important finding of this study is that existing campus capacity in terms of organized staff and community were a important in adopting new evidence based prevention strategies.
Gambrill sets the stage in a particularly clear fashion by contextualizing the evidence based practice movement, distinguishing between evidence based practice and practice guidelines, and providing implications for the development of social work practice knowledge.
 
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