Research gaps in the philosophy of evidence-based medicine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079526 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Mebius (0000-0001-9730-2133, Stockholm Sweden, corresponding author), Ashley Graham Kennedy (Jupiter Medical Center), Jeremy Howick (0000-0003-0280-7206, Science Oxford) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 757-771 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12352 |
| OpenAlex | W2558775367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 89 |
Increasing philosophical attention is being directed to the rapidly growing discipline of evidence-based medicine (EBM). Philosophical discussions of EBM, however, remain narrowly focused on randomization, mechanisms, and the sociology of EBM. Other aspects of EBM have been all but ignored, including (a) the nature of clinical reasoning and the question of whether it can be standardized; (b) the application of EBM principles to the logic, value, and ethics of diagnosis and prognosis; (c) evidence synthesis (systematic reviews and meta-analyses); and (d) the nature and ethics of placebo controls. Philosophical analysis in each of these areas has the potential to enhance the discussion of EBM methodology and practice
Alternative medicine · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Evidence-based medicine · Pathology · Philosophical methodology · Value (mathematics · Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills · Computer Science · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Philosophy · Psychology
Evidence-Based Policy
The Philosophy of Evidence‐Based Medicine
Clinical versus statistical prediction
Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal
Explaining the Brain
The Structure of Science
The Powerful Placebo
Fixed‐ versus random‐effects models in meta‐analysis
Functional Analysis
Mechanisms and the Evidence Hierarchy
Grade
Systematic Review of the Empirical Evidence of Study Publication Bias and Outcome Reporting Bias
Evidence based medicine
Aspects of Scientific Explanation
What is diagnosis? Some critical reflections
A weakened mechanism is still a mechanism
Is meta-analysis the platinum standard of evidence
Robust and Discordant Evidence
Reliability in Mathematical Physics
Why Most Sugar Pills Are Not Placebos
Randomization and the Design of Experiments
What Evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine
Thinking about Mechanisms
Exposing the Vanities—and a Qualified Defense—of Mechanistic Reasoning in Health Care Decision Making
Nonepistemic Values and the Multiple Goals of Science
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |