What is the usefulness of best practice medicine?
I would like to define "Best Practice Medicine" and then analyze it's usefulness as far as it pertains to the respiratory therapy community. My "theory" is that it is not used properly. Best Practice . According to The University of Iowa College of Nursing , it means: "The use of care concepts, interventions and techniques that are grounded in research and known to promote higher quality of care and living for... people." Best Practice Medicine . It is using the "best practices" available based on the medical research, particularly respiratory therapy research. and in real life practice. Now, let's examine another term: Evidence Based Medicine . According to Sackett, et al, 1996, it "is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available externa...