Adventures in Healthcare

Evidence-Based Medicine is a very recently used term in healthcare. It takes about 10-15 years for good research to translate into practice. However, I believe we can reduce this timeline by getting through what Tom Chatfield preaches and inculcating in our practice or while carrying out a research project. What is good research we ask? How do we define it? Who is a good researcher? Well, in this blog, we will briefly go through lessons of criticality in healthcare explained by Tom Chatfield in his video series and textbook to answer those questions in brief. Good research is one where arguments are presented with logic. Arguments are simply statements(facts) with reasoning. It is upon us to critically evaluate research, appraise it, critically think about it, and put it into critical reflective practice (evidence-based healthcare). I have used the word ‘criticality’ umpteen times and will keep using it reflexively throughout the blog. But, how do you define criticality? The fo