This movement embraces the role of science in medicine, especially the role of the randomized controlled trial in guiding care.
Pediatricians face the challenge of coping with a scarcity of good evidence based research.
We struggle often with interpreting studies done on adults, while trying to decide if they can be applied to children. We need to understand the barriers to implementing EBM in practice, to learn what does and what does not work, and finally to make this information widely available. This web page is part of a comprehensive program to improve the use of Evidence Based Medicine in the care of children. This program will consist of a research and demonstration site at the University of Washington School of Medicine, education of new and existing pediatric practitioners, creation of an infrastructure for pediatric EBM, conduction of systematic reviews, and an interfacing with the Cochrane Collaboration. Additionally, we plan to scientifically evaluate how the use of EBM affects patient outcomes, and how best to incorporate EBM into clinical practice.