American College of Physicians
Role of evidence based medicine in clinical decision-making addressed by ACP in testimony
Published in Disease Risk Factor Week, December 20th, 2009
The controversy over recent breast cancer screening guidelines offers an opportunity to engage individual patients in an informed discussion of the importance of evidence-based clinical efficacy assessments in contributing to better care decisions, Donna Sweet, MD, MACP told the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Dr. Sweet testified at a hearing, Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations, on behalf of the American College of Physicians (ACP).
Dr. Sweet spoke as a physician who has been involved in internal medicine for more than 20 years as a teacher, administrator and provider of care to patients. She is a former chair of the ACP's Board...
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