Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, FRCP(C), OC Distinguished Professor
2:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
International Academy of Endodontics, Annual Meeting
The Scottsdale Princess
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
“Evidence-based Medicine/Evidence-based Dentistry"
In other areas, including dentistry, evidence-based approaches follow three principles: systematic summaries of the best evidence are required to deliver optimal care; some evidence is more credible then other evidence; and patient values and preferences are crucial to decision-making. Clinicians often rely on clinical practice guidelines that can be trustworthy or untrustworthy – evidence-based guidelines will meet standards of trustworthiness.
Major Topics:
Principles of evidence-based clinical practice.
Principles of trustworthy guidelines.
Principles of trustworthy guidelines.
Attendees will learn:
- To understand the three key principles of evidence-based practice.
- To understand how to interpret results of studies of alternative management strategies.
- To understand how to differentiate a trustworthy from untrustworthy guidelines.
Affiliations:
Distinguished Professor of Medicine, McMaster University.
About the presenter:
Dr. Gordon Guyatt is a distinguished professor at McMaster University. He coined the term evidence-based medicine in 1990 and since then has advocated for evidence-based approaches to medical decision-making. He has published over 1,000 papers in peer-reviewed journals cited over 110,000 times.