[Evidence-based medicine: present status and problems in our country]

Present status and problems of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in our country are discussed in this paper based on the report from the committee on the EBM of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of our country. Before introducing the content of the report from the above-mentioned governmental committee, a short history of the development of EBM and necessity of introducing the EBM in our country are discussed. In this report, 3 factors necessary to conduct the EBM; 1) clinical practice guidelines which are going to be developed in our country, 2) a strategy to conduct EBM in our country, and 3) problems of EBM in clinical practice have been discussed with a proposal of strategies for the future development of EBM in our country.