Evidence-based medicine debate featuring Dr. Gordon Guyatt and Dr. Victor Montori

Is evidence-based medicine still the leading force in improving patient care?

Debate featuring Dr. Gordon Guyatt and Dr. Victor Montori

March 21 2011
McMaster Health Forum, DialogueSpace
Organized by the McMaster Health Forum Student Subcommittee

In the video, Guyatt argues in favour of the importance of the continuing prominence of EBM in modern medicine, while Montori suggests that the techniques of EBM should be used within the context of a different approach. He advocates for an approach to research and practice that reclaims a commitment to the patient, promoting a patient revolution.

Dr. Gordon Guyatt is a professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and a joint member in the Department of Medicine at McMaster. He has written extensively on EBM, and is the primary editor of the Users' Guides to the Medical Literature, a comprehensive set of journal articles and textbook for clinicians who wish to incorporate EBM into their practice.

Dr. Victor Montori is a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and conducts research through Mayo's Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit. His interests focus on clinical decision-making in patients with chronic conditions, and the relation between the quality of decision-making and patient outcomes, as well as evidence-based clinical practice.

The debate was presented in partnership with the McMaster Alumni Association, McMaster Student Union and the McMaster Medicine Student Council.

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