GP Synergy – Evidence-Based Medicine

Module 1 – Introduction

This module is an introduction to the concept of evidence-based medicine.  You will reflect on your current practice and explore some of the problems with “eminence” or “authority” based practice.

References and optional readings

US Cochrane Center: Understanding Evidence-based Healthcare: A Foundation for Action

• http://us.cochrane.org/understanding-evidence-based-healthcare-foundation-action

Dr Ben Goldacre

• TED Talk: Battling bad science: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science.html
• Free eBook, “Test Treatments, Better Research for Better Healthcare”: http://www.testingtreatments.org/

Tim Harford: TED Talk: Trial, error and the God complex:

• http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/tim_harford.html

Daniel Kahneman: Don’t Blink! The Hazards of Confidence (The New York Times):

• http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/magazine/dont-blink-the-hazards-of-confidence.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all