Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges to everyone in society but particularly so to every aspect of medical practice. It is bewildering how quickly the profession has had to respond to rapidly changing clinical landscape. Our well-established methods involve collecting and analyzing data to generate an evidence base which is then disseminated and implemented into routine clinical practice. This approach, which champions a careful and considered assessment of novel clinical concepts, is unable to respond quickly enough in this chaotic environment. It is therefore clear that adaptations have to be made for sharing our rapidly gained individual experiences and thoughts in a timely manner.
The plural of anecdote is not data, please mind the gap
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges to everyone in society but particularly so to every aspect of medical practice. It is bewildering how quickly the profession has had to respond to rapidly changing clinical landscape. Our well-established methods involve collecting and analyzing data to generate an evidence base which is then disseminated and implemented into routine clinical practice.