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America's Health Rankings™
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The American Academy Of Pediatrics
And United Health Foundation
Collaborate To Advance
Evidence-Based The American Academy of Pediatrics and United Health
Foundation announced a collaborative effort with the BMJ Publishing Group to
support pediatricians in their practice of evidence-based medicine. This
partnership will result in 60,000 pediatricians receiving free access to
print and online versions of Clinical Evidence Pediatrics, the
international resource of the best available evidence for effective health
care.
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United Health Foundation seeks to support a clinician's skillful use of
scientifically valid and evidence based information through periodic
distribution of the British Medical Journal's book, Clinical Evidence,
free of charge to more than 500,000 of our nation's physicians and
physicians-in-training and nurses.(Click Here for FAQs about the distribution of Clinical Evidence)
What Does Evidence Based Medicine or Clinical Evidence Mean?
Quite often there are several different ways for a physician to treat a
medical condition. The practice of medicine is often called an art but at
its core it is based upon sound scientific principles and knowledge. The
science of medicine is continually being enhanced, reviewed and updated. At
its best, the medical management of conditions should be based upon the most
up-to-date scientific and clinical evidence that tells us the best treatment
for a particular condition. You as a patient have a right to expect that
your physician is using the most current knowledge in choosing how to manage
your condition. Physicians should expect that they will be supported in
their continuing quest to apply the best information to their practice.
What Are We Doing About This?
One of the most trusted sources for reliable, scientific medical information
has been the British Medical Journal. They have assembled a special panel of
international experts from a variety of medical disciplines to produce a
book called Clinical Evidence. Its purpose is to provide physicians
with the most updated information on the management of more than 1,000
medical conditions. We at the United Health Foundation have been so impressed
by this book, which has been so well received by physicians, that we
distribute it twice a year free of charge to more than 500,000 of our
nation's physicians and physicians-in-training and nurses. It is our belief
that by providing information that supports the decision making abilities of
physicians and their patients, our Foundation will have a significant effect
on improving the quality of health care for all Americans.
More Information for Physicians
If you are a health care professional and would like to be added to the
mailing list for the next issue of Clinical Evidence,
simply submit your request online.
For the answers to frequently asked questions,
click here.
Commentaries
We appreciate the opportunity to provide thoughtful commentaries by distinguished physicians that address the translation of the best science into daily clinical practice.
Commentary:
Putting Evidence Into Practice - Palliative Care
Klara Brunnhuber, Stephen Nash, Diane E. Meier, David E. Weissman
James Woodcock
BMJ Group
Commentary: Crossing The Classroom–Clinical Practice Divide In Palliative
Care By Using Quality Improvement Methods
Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Commentary: Lifting The Veil- How The Local Delivery System Influences Care
At The End Of Life
Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH, David Goodman, MS, MD, John E. Wennberg, MD,
MPH, Jonathan Skinner, PhD
The Dartmouth Atlas Working Group
Commentary:
Putting Evidence into Practice - Smoking Cessation
Klara Brunnhuber, K. Michael Cummings, Sheila Feit, Scott Sherman, James
Woodcock
BMJ Publishing Group
Commentary:
Evidence-Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation - Horse and Carriage
Brian Haynes MD, PhD
McMaster University
Commentary:
Making Evidence-Based Medical Practice a Reality
Frank J. Domino, MD
University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
Commentary: Making a Difference in Diabetes Care
Richard Kahn, PhD
American Diabetes Association
Commentary: Putting Evidence into Practice: Outpatient
Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Sheila Feit, MD
BMJ Publishing Group
Commentary: Health
Information Technology
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP
Institute for Health Policy
Commentary: Clinical Evidence
Michael L. Millenson
Northwestern University
Commentary:
Involving the Public In Clinical Research
Myrl Weinberg, CAE, President
National Health Council
Commentary: Evidence-based Medicine and
Ethics
Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH
Ruth Faden, MPH, PhD
Phoebe R. Berman Bioethics Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Commentary: Improving Quality and Safety of
Healthcare
Delivery From the Payer’s Perspective
Suzanne Delbanco, Chief Executive Officer
The Leapfrog Group
Commentary: Better Health Through
Research
Mary Woolley, President
Research!America
Commentary: What works for obesity?
A summary of the research behind
obesity interventions
Anjali Jain, M.D.
BMJ Publishing Group
Commentary: The Critical Challenge of
Obesity
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
Director
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Commentary: Rethinking Prescribing in the United
States
Andrew Ellner
BMJ Publishing Group
Commentary: Essential
Medicines in the United States
Andrew Ellner, Luisa Dillner, Beth Nash, Fiona Godlee
BMJ Publishing Group
Commentary:
Evidence-based Medicine and Practice Variations
John E. Wennberg, MD
Director, Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences
Dartmouth Medical School
Commentary:
Evidence-based Medicine
Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP
President and CEO
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Commentary: Why
Evidence-based Medicine is a Key Component of Patient Safety
Karyn Baum, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota
