Evidence-based medicine: placing scientific evidence and patient values at the centre of healthcare

Evidence-based medicine: placing scientific evidence and patient values at the centre of healthcare Deciding between different treatment options can be a stressful and unnerving time for patients.To make such a decision, patients need guidance and well-founded recommendations from their clinicians.Professor Gordon Guyatt, at McMaster University in Canada, has spent his career in the field of evidence-based medicine, helping clinicians to combine scientific knowledge and evidence summaries with patient values and preferences when supporting individuals to make important healthcare choices.