Applying Evidence in Practice: What We Can Learn from Healthcare

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  • Prudence Dalrymple Drexel University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18438/B85S54

Keywords:

guidelines, change management, evidence-based practice

Abstract

Applying research findings to practice is the foundation of evidence based practice. In healthcare, evidence-based practice depends upon the development, promulgation and application of clinical guidelines. While EBM has been enthusiastically embraced by many, gaps persist, and transmission from research to practice remains slow and uneven. The perception that EBM threatens professional autonomy accounts for some resistance but, even among practitioners who support EBM in concept, uptake of guidelines has encountered numerous barriers. A recent study of guideline implementation by residents in a tertiary care medical center provides insight into the barriers to guideline adoption, and draws parallels between the uptake of EBM in the healthcare sector and the uptake of EBLIP in the library and information field. Through increased understanding of the diffusion of evidence-based practice in one field, LIS practitioners can position themselves to avoid similar impediments.

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Author Biography

Prudence Dalrymple, Drexel University

Research & Teaching Professor The iSchool at Drexel Director, Institute for Healthcare Informatics

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Published

2010-03-17

How to Cite

Dalrymple, P. (2010). Applying Evidence in Practice: What We Can Learn from Healthcare. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 5(1), 43–47. https://doi.org/10.18438/B85S54

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