Health Research Translation: Making Science Useful for Practicing Evidence-based Medicine

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has emphasised that potential advances in healthcare must be tested and proven to do more good than harm before they are incorporated into medical practice.The E of EBM comes from the underpinning published research that is translated from the laboratory bench to the patients’ bedside.Despite this, however, there is little or no training in how to ensure translatability and usefulness of this fundamental ingredient in research for patient benefit. This book fills the gap by focusing on how research translation can be maximised to make EBM truly achievable.Reflecting the author’s considerable experience as both researcher and clinician, the book challenges debate that EBM as currently described is not fit for purpose, provides an analysis of why this is so and offers solutions as to what can be done to change the situation. Key Features:Provides objective analysis of why EBM is failing and what are the remediesDescribes how effective patient-researcher coll