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Ethical Issues in Evidence Based Practice

Evidence-based practice focuses on systematically combining scientific evidence with practitioner expertise to improve patient care and outcomes. However, it also raises some ethical issues regarding the status of available evidence, client autonomy, and potential conflicts of interest. Specifically, the evidence available in many healthcare areas consists mainly of expert opinions rather than extensive research data. Additionally, respecting patient autonomy and participation in treatment decisions is important but can be challenging when interests compete. Conflicts of interest may also improperly influence professional judgments if secondary interests like money or career advancement affect primary duties of care.

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Ethical Issues in Evidence Based Practice

Evidence-based practice focuses on systematically combining scientific evidence with practitioner expertise to improve patient care and outcomes. However, it also raises some ethical issues regarding the status of available evidence, client autonomy, and potential conflicts of interest. Specifically, the evidence available in many healthcare areas consists mainly of expert opinions rather than extensive research data. Additionally, respecting patient autonomy and participation in treatment decisions is important but can be challenging when interests compete. Conflicts of interest may also improperly influence professional judgments if secondary interests like money or career advancement affect primary duties of care.

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ETHICAL ISSUES

IN EVIDENCE
BASED PRACTICE
ASHLEY A. CARGANDO BSN 3A
Reporter
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
● It is a systemic interconnecting of scientifically generated
evidence with the tacit knowledge of the expert
practitioner to achieve a change in a particular practice
for the benefit of a well-defined client / patient group.
(French, 1999)
ETHICAL ISSUES
Moral principles such as truths, fairness and
respecting autonomy lie at the heart of these ethical
issues. Evidence based practice focuses on
searching and appraising available evidence on the
advantages and disadvantages of various
interventions
ETHICAL ISSUES
● Status of evidence
Available evidence in health
care areas consist mostly of expert
opinions where despite important
advances in research, only few has
amassed sufficient data to enable
research-based confidence in treatment
interventions.
ETHICAL ISSUES
● Client autonomy
Patient and family participation
in planning intervention(autonomy) is an
important dimension of rehabilitation. This
participation should also include decision
making under difficult circumstances by
the client when competing interests are
decided.
ETHICAL ISSUES
● Conflicts of interest
Conflicts of interest are situations
where a secondary interest, such monetary
gain or professional progress, could
improperly affect professional judgements
or actions involving a primary interest, like
the duties of a medical researcher.
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