Abstract
World Health Organization recommends doctor population ratio as 1: 1000 and in India the ratio is 0.62: 1000. With the ever growing population and tremendous patient pool in India the significant challenge faced by clinicians is lack of skilled allied health professionals who can assist in providing timely, unbiased, critically appraised health information. Pharmacists are the most accessible health professionals and thereby crucial in facilitating rational medication usage and working closely with the public and multidisciplinary health care team. The goal of patient care can be achieved through the focused skill development programs embedded in health students’ curriculum. Indian pharmacy curriculum should be fostered with inclusion of evidence based medicine focused training programs, workshops, case studies, digital stories, e - pocket cards and simulations. This article represents current status of evidence based medicine learning and teaching in Indian pharmacy curriculum.
 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.19(4) 2020 p.603-608
Highlights
Evidence based medicine (EBM) is an emerging field in integrating information technology with health science and clinical practice[1]
The practice of EBM is called as evidence based practice (EBP), which is the integration of clinical expertise with currently available best evidence from systematic research and incorporation of consumers need and values for better patient outcomes
With ever growing population and tremendous patient pool in India the significant challenge faced by clinicians is lack of skilled allied health professionals who can assist in providing timely, unbiased, critically appraised health information
Summary
Evidence based medicine (EBM) is an emerging field in integrating information technology with health science and clinical practice[1]. Healthcare practitioner (e.g. Pharmacist, Clinician) or an intern accepts the information available from readily accessible resource (or opinion driven from peers) and thereby sacrificing quality (without following evidence based practice) over convenience. This is likely to compromise the quality of information and impact the patient outcomes[7,8]. With ever growing population and tremendous patient pool in India the significant challenge faced by clinicians is lack of skilled allied health professionals who can assist in providing timely, unbiased, critically appraised health information This is not easy unless the current healthcare students undergo focused training in skill development as a part of EBM/EBP learning and teaching. It is crucial to assess the current-status of EBM/EBP training among pharmacists and students undergoing pharmacy education in India[16,17]
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