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    Teaching by (bad) example: what a confused attempt to “advance” EBM reveals about its underlying problems: commentary on Jenicek, M. (2015). Do we need another discipline in medicine? From epidemiology and evidence-based medicine to cognitive medicine and medical thinking. Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 21:1028-1034

    Loughlin, M, Wyer, P and Tanenbaum, S (2016) Teaching by (bad) example: what a confused attempt to “advance” EBM reveals about its underlying problems: commentary on Jenicek, M. (2015). Do we need another discipline in medicine? From epidemiology and evidence-based medicine to cognitive medicine and medical thinking. Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 21:1028-1034. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 22 (4). pp. 628-633. ISSN 1356-1294

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    Abstract

    Professor Jenicek’s paper is confused in that his proposal to ‘integrate’ what he means by ‘evidence-based scientific theory and cognitive approaches to medical thinking’ actually embodies a contradiction. But, although confused, he succeeds in teaching us more about the EBM debate than those who seem keen to forge ahead without addressing the underlying epistemological problems that Jenicek brings to our attention. Fundamental questions about the relationship between evidence, knowledge and reason still require resolution if we are to see a genuine advance in this debate.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 24 Aug 2016 08:57
    Publisher: Wiley
    Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Loughlin, M., Wyer, P., and Tanenbaum, S. J. (2016) Teaching by (bad) example: what a confused attempt to “advance” EBM reveals about its underlying problems: commentary on Jenicek, M. (2015). Do we need another discipline in medicine? From epidemiology and evidence-based medicine to cognitive medicine and medical thinking. Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 21:1028-1034. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 22: 628– 633., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.12552. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
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    Subject terms: empiricism, evidence-based medicine, medical epistemology, positivism, rationalism, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, Health Policy & Services
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/142
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.12552
    ISSN 1356-1294
    e-ISSN 1365-2753

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