Evidence-Based Medicine and Bioethics: Implications for Health Care

Organizations, Clinicians, and Patients

Sahurda, Mikaela R. BIOETHICS

BSN - 3B Reflection

Evidence-based medicine is defined as "the conscientious, explicit, and

judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual
patients." It refers to applying the best available research to clinical care, which
necessitates the integration of evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. It
makes patient care decisions using a data-driven, scientific approach. It necessitates
practitioners thoroughly evaluating evidence and meticulously compiling knowledge
about happenings. Evidence-based medicine examines all available research on an
illness or treatment. Because evidence alone cannot tell you which treatment is best
for you, you must carefully assess the advantages and dangers of treatments, as well as
your personal values and preferences. Bioethics is a large interdisciplinary study that
predicts and resolves ethical, legal, and policy concerns produced by the use of
medical and biological technologies. As a result, it is frequently focused with concerns
involving disability. Beneficence (doing good), non-maleficence (doing no damage),
autonomy (allowing the patient the freedom to choose freely, where they are able),
and justice (ensuring fairness) are the four pillars of medical ethics. These four
principles serve as a foundation for determining the optimal course of action in a
given situation. To apply this method, you must assess if your behaviors are consistent
with each of the four pillars. Bioethics not only offers medical practitioners with
guidelines for clinical decision-making and advances in medical technology, but it has
also played an important part in recent legislative developments and legislation.
Bioethics in healthcare promotes understanding and knowledge of medical practice
among healthcare practitioners. With an emphasis on the ethical components of
bioethics, medical personnel are capable of adhering to ethical rules when practicing,
particularly when dealing with difficulties.