scholarly journals The ACP Evidence-Based Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungmi Lian
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Practice Of Medicine ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is no longer new terminology in the healthcare system but,evidence-based CAMis still an unfamiliar term. Evidence-based medicine, a practice of medicine based on the recommendation derived from a systematic, scientific study of published data, is accepted as the standard in the healthcare.ACP Evidence-Based Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicineby Bradly Jacobs and Katherine Gundling is reviewed. Up-to-date reference books like theACP Evidence-Based Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicineis an essential tool for improving quality of care when the providers aim to practice evidence-based medicine.

How to Search and Critique Scientific Evidence for Decision-Making

2017 ◽  
pp. 100-123
Author(s):  
Mayuree Tangkiatkumjai ◽  
Win Winit-Watjana ◽  
Li-Chia Chen
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

A clinical decision on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) should be made based on evidence-based medicine (EBM) together with practitioner's knowledge and experiences. This chapter describes the process of EBM, including how to address a clinical question, do a systematic search for appropriate evidence with key search terms, appraise the evidence and make a clinical decision on CAM applications. An effective literature search should be performed by using a structured search strategy in searching biomedical and CAM databases, such as the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM Citation Index). Few standard tools are recommended to evaluate the quality of CAM studies, i.e. the CONSORT extension for herbal interventions and STRICTA for RCTs of acupuncture. Additionally, some guidelines for designing RCTs in Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) can also be adopted to critique CAM literature. A clinical decision on choosing optimal CAM for patient care should be based on the current best evidence emerged from the EBM process.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen C. Bowling
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Limited Knowledge ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Many patients with multiple sclerosis use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). However, health professionals may have limited knowledge about CAM therapies and may not know which CAM therapies are being used by patients who are under their care. These CAM therapies may be beneficial or harmful and may interact with conventional multiple sclerosis medications. Therefore, quality of care may be improved if clinicians have the skills and knowledge to provide unbiased, evidence-based CAM information to patients and, when appropriate, to guide patients away from harmful or ineffective therapies and toward low-risk, possibly effective therapies. This chapter provides information to practicing clinicians so that they will be able to guide and inform their patients with multiple sclerosis about CAM.

Med-on-@ix

2011 ◽  
pp. 974-994
Author(s):  
In-Sik Na ◽  
Max Skorning ◽  
Arnd T. May ◽  
Marie-Thérèse Schneiders ◽  
Michael Protogerakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Physician Shortage ◽  
Virtual Presence ◽  
Based Medicine

The aim of the project Med-on-@ix is to increase the quality of care for emergency patients by the operationalisation of rescue processes. The currently available technologies will be integrated into a new emergency telemedical service system. The aim is to capture all the necessary information comprising electrocardiogram, vital signs, clinical findings, images and necessary personal data of a patient at the emergency scene and transmit this data in real time to a centre of competence. This would enable a “virtual presence” on site of an Emergency Medical Services physician (EMS-physician, the German Notarzt). Thus, we can raise the quality of EMS in total and counter the growing problem of EMS-physician shortage by exploiting the existing medical resources. In addition, this system offers EMS-physicians and paramedics consultation from a centre of competence. Thereby referring to evidence-based medicine and ensuring the earliest possible information of the hospital.

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