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  • 1Ipswich and Clinical Informaticist, Imperial College, London. d.swinglehurst@ic.ac.uk

The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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General practitioners (GPs) need to question their practice to implement evidence-based medicine. A clinical informaticist role may help GPs find research answers and improve patient care.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • General Practice Research
  • Evidence-Based Medicine Implementation

Background:

  • Healthcare professionals are encouraged to adopt evidence-based practices.
  • General practitioners (GPs) must question their methods and seek research findings for informed decision-making.
  • The link between information access, behavioral change, and improved health outcomes in GPs remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review research on doctors' questioning behavior and information needs.
  • To identify factors influencing GPs' ability to find evidence-based answers.
  • To discuss barriers to implementing practice changes and introduce a potential solution.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on doctors' questioning behavior.

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  • Analysis of factors affecting information retrieval for GPs.
  • Conceptualization of the clinical informaticist role.

    • Main Results:

    • Questioning behavior is crucial for evidence-based practice adoption.
    • Access to information does not automatically guarantee behavioral change or better health outcomes.
    • Obstacles exist in translating research findings into clinical practice.

    Conclusions:

    • A 'clinical informaticist' role could support GPs by providing evidence-based answers.
    • This role may enhance learning and increase the uptake of research findings in general practice.
    • Facilitating access to synthesized evidence is key to improving clinical practice.