title: [Evidence-based medicine: criticisms and future challenges].
abstract: Evidence-based Health Care (EBHC) has been influencing almost all fields of health care in the last fifteen years: clinical practice, professional education, health policy, consumer information, planning of clinical research. Criticisms and future challenges of EBHC suggest that a better implementation of evidence should be supported by integrate and collaborative efforts of health care systems. Recognizing EBHC as a powerful approach for integrating clinical practice and continuing education; establishing clinical governance as health policy strategy to improve the quality of care; managing consumer health information; financing independent research, especially towards grey zones relevant for public health.
authors.affiliation: GIMBE-Gruppo Italiano per la Medicina Basata sulle Evidenze, Bologna. editor@gimbe.org
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cartabellotta
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012109:Research Support as Topic