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April 20, 2007
From evidence-based research to practice
Found this interesting"factoid" asked and answered on MEDLIB-L today:
How many years does it take to put evidence-based research into practice?
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epc/qgapfact.htm
"New and more effective health care treatment practices often do not
quickly find their way into clinical practice, despite attention
garnered in professional journals and at medical conferences. Recent
studies indicate an average of 17 years is needed before new knowledge
generated through research, such as randomized clinical trials, is
incorporated into widespread clinical practice-and even then the
application of the knowledge is very uneven."
Posted by schnitzr at April 20, 2007 03:15 PM