How to Start Practicing Evidence-Based Weterinary Medicine: A Practical Guide for Over-Worked Practitioners

摘要

Although many busy clinicians may appreciate the compelling rationale for the scientific approach employed by evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM), they may also question how it can possibly be incorporated into the routine of a busy equine clinic. In an academic institution with its wealth of students, library resources, and possibly, time, we might be able to turn every clinical decision into a comprehensive search for the evidence and then appraise every paper. This is clearly not a practicaloption when working out of the back of a truck or dealing with acute problems in the barn. Therefore, what practical steps can be taken to adopt an EBVM philosophy while simultaneously retaining one's sanity and work/life balance?