Some of the principles behind Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) are evident throughout modern medicine, but the term EBM is relatively new. The term EBM began floating around in the early 1990s, but was formally defined by Sackett et al. in 1996.[1] The article, “History and Development of Evidence-Based Medicine” [2], provides a timeline of the development of EBM and looks at how technology has played a large role in the advancement of EBM.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is a title suited to a multidisciplinary application of EBM. In fact, in your specific discipline you may encounter other similar terminology, such as Evidence-Based Surgery. A common principle throughout is using the best evidence available to make a decision about your patient or population. EBP is not just about encompassing research findings, but also other dimensions of clinical decision making such as clinical expertise, patient values, and resources.

Evidence based medicine 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 external clinical evidence from systematic research. [1]

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