Does "Evidence-Based Medicine" Diminish the Physician's Role? - http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/549329_print A roundtable discussion of whether EBM is "microfascism", as recently charged by a former NIH director and others. Published: 01/05/07. [Requires registration.]
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Evidence-Based Medicine in the Intensive Care Unit: A Debate - http://doctor.medscape.com/viewarticle/455749 Pro and con viewpoints on the question of whether EBM erodes the doctor-patient relationship and adversely affects the artistic and creative aspects of medicine. From conference held March 18 - 21, 2003. [Requires registration.]
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Evidence-based medicine: a commentary on common criticisms - http://doctor.medscape.com/viewarticle/455749 Review of the most commonly leveled charges against, and misperceptions about, evidence-based medicine, with proposed solutions to real limitations.
False dichotomies: EBM, clinical freedom, and the art of medicine - http://doctor.medscape.com/viewarticle/455749 A critical evaluation of the oft-cited criticism of evidence-based medicine as constraining clinical freedom and potentially compromising patient welfare. Published: 03/01/05. [Requires registration.]
Is Evidence-Based Medicine Relevant to the Developing World? - http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020107 Argues and discusses the reasons for the limited relevance of systematic reviews to frontline health care workers in developing countries.
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The pragmatic randomised controlled trial - http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020107 A critique of conventional randomized controlled trials methodology, and an attempt to incorporate more complex interventions via a new 'pragmatic RCT'.