From:
Evidence-Based Medicine (ISSN: 1356-5524, 1473-6810) December 23, 2015 via www.medscape.com ✱
Abstract
[In the evolution of decision-making in medical care], The Ghost of [Christmas] Past represents paternalistic medicine, the Ghost of [Christmas] Present symbolises Evidence-Based Medicine, while the Ghost of [Christmas] Future serves as a patient-centred system where research data and tools of decision science are jointly used to make optimal medical decisions for individual patients. We argue that this shift towards a patient-centred approach to EBM and medical care is the next step in the evolution of medical decision-making, which would help to empower patients with the capability to make educated decisions throughout the course of their medical treatment.
- -editorial emphases added.
Ah, progress… ;-)
cf. DrsMohammed&Montori:Making Decisions With, Not for, Patients
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