The EBM+ movement

Wilde Michael ()
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Wilde Michael: Philosophy, University of Kent, CT2 7NZ, Canterbury, UK

The International Journal of Biostatistics, 2023, vol. 19, issue 2, 283-293

Abstract: In this paper, I provide an introduction for biostatisticians and others to some recent work in the philosophy of medicine. Firstly, I give an overview of some philosophical arguments that are thought to create problems for a prominent approach towards establishing causal claims in medicine, namely, the Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) approach. Secondly, I provide an overview of further recent work in the philosophy of medicine, which argues that mechanistic studies can help to address these problems. Lastly, I describe a novel approach for establishing causal claims in medicine that has been informed by this recent work in the philosophy of medicine, namely, the EBM+ approach.

Keywords: Evidence-based medicine; mechanistic studies; philosophy of medicine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1515/ijb-2022-0126

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