Consequences of the Argument
You might be wondering whether I am suggesting that all the quantitative research that has gone before is useless? That the massive industry of investigative clinical research has accomplished nothing? […]
Author: wrosen
Consequences, Questions and Objections
Before responding to questions and objections, let me summarize my argument here. I have argued that the entire edifice of Evidence-Based Medicine is premised on what I call the “fallacy […]
EBM is just a tool for evaluation
It might be pointed out that my critique of Evidence-Based Medicine is actually a straw man argument, insofar as EBM just represents an approach to evaluating and interpreting clinical research. […]
Intellectual Property
Over the years I have been deeply influenced by many thinkers in my critique of Evidence-Based Medicine.There is, in fact, a sizeable body of literature critical of EBM. And no doubt, […]
What about Bias?
Even if you concede that there might be some merit to the argument here, what about bias and research. One of the key aspects of EBM is to detect bias […]
What about the impact of good research
What about all the examples of research which appear to lead to better patient care? What about a trial like NSABP-06 which has changed the way we treat breast cancer? […]
What do you propose?
If Evidence-Based Medicine is as flawed and problematic as I’ve argued, then what do I propose? What does this mean for Medicine and clinical research going forward? If not EBM, […]
The Quantification of Everything
It is worth pointing out as well that this process of quantification extends well beyond just clinical research. It is pervasive in modern life. We quantify the quality of movies, […]
Why Quantify Everything
There are a great many reasons why we quantify things in medicine and life. It allows us to measure things numerically and perform mathematical manipulation of the results It (appears […]
The Quantified Conclusion
There is an old saying that 86% of all statistics are made up on the spot. And there is the famous Churchill quip that there are lies, damn lies..and […]