Why Perform A Meta – Analysis Evidence Based Research? Fig 2. Pyramid of evidence-based medicine The Need Of Performing Meta-Analysis: The validity of hypothesis cannot […]

There’s a misconception that I frequently hear about evidence-based medicine (EBM), which can equally apply to science-based medicine (SBM). Actually, there are several, but they are related. These misconceptions include the idea that EBM/SBM guidelines are a straightjacket, that they are “cookbook medicine,” and that EBM/SBM should be the be-all and end-all of how to…

Apply EBP loves evidence-based practice (EBP) so much that we took its initials to become our last name. What is evidence-based practice (EBP)? And how

PICO Framework The PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) framework is a commonly used tool in research, particularly in the field of evidence-based medicine. It is used […]

Critical Appraisal of Research A Resource Toolkit

In his previous book, “Bad Science,’’ Ben Goldacre, a British physician and epidemiologist, made hash of much of the pseudoscience that attempts to pass itself off as a credible alternative to modern biomedicine. This time, in “Bad Pharma,’’ Goldacre turns his attention to an issue that has undermined the empirical scientific basis of biomedicine itself: the collusion of pharmaceutical companies, physicians, medical journals, governmental regulatory agencies, and medical schools in hiding and manipulating data about drug development and marketing.

As doctors, we treat patients with evidence-based medicine, meaning treatments backed by scientific research. Why don’t we do the same with studying strategies?

Dr. Jill Senner and Matthew Baud are staunch advocates for using research-based strategies and other evidence-based practices (EBP) in their AAC work. In today’s post. they share their thoug…