title: Evidence-based veterinary medicine: evolution, revolution, or repackaging of veterinary practice?
abstract: Over time, evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) should integrate with normal clinical practice. Also, clinical knowledge increases with EBVM, reducing the need for information in one area and allowing veterinarians to explore new areas of specialty or cutting-edge advances in the profession. Textbooks, journals, veterinary conferences, and web sites provide nearly unlimited information about EBVM for the practicing veterinarian to help with the transition to EBVM use in daily practice life. EBVM should continue to change and improve how we, as veterinarians, provide the best available care to our clients and patients.
authors.affiliation: Population Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 East 2nd Street, Pomona, CA 91766-1854, USA. pschmidt@westernu.edu
authors.forename: Peggy L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*