The Oct. 6, 1998, edition of CMAJ included 3 seemingly unrelated articles, which, on
reflection, I believe are very much connected. The article that started it all was the editorial …

The Oct. 6, 1998, edition of CMAJ included 3 seemingly unrelated articles, which, on
reflection, I believe are very much connected. The article that started it all was the editorial …

Medicine is a subject that continually demands an up-to-date knowledge base and
approach. Every week, new evidence is published both for and against changing medical …

With the art of medicine a casualty to the number game of contemporary science, and
evidence-based medicine the driving ethos, modern medicine is no longer a celebrated and …

Guidelines are developed to improve clinical decisionmaking and, ultimately, patient care.
Many physicians have become acquainted with at least some guidelines1; some may be …

I think it is very important to remember that we are not treating guidelines. We are treating
patients. For example, treating an 85-year-old who has not previously been classified as …

Ed MJ Field, KN Lohr National Academy Press,£ 24.95, pp 426 ISBN 0-309-04589-4" y ound
together: dried wine dregs,*} juniper and prunes; pour beer on the v mixture. Then rub the …

PURPOSE: To examine attitudes of faculty, housestaff, and medical students toward clinical
practice guidelines. METHOD: In a 1997 cross-sectional survey, a two-part, 26-item, self …

The intention of this article is to describe these barriers as each relates to the adoption of
best evidence in the form of clinical practice guidelines. This “adoption work” is the business …

It is unusual to write a foreword for a thesis. A foreword is more appropriate to the publication
of a book, and is not usually written by the author of the book himself. Nevertheless, I avail …