Dear All,
Greetings from Al-Ain the oasis city. Recently When I was scanning journals
for compiling JSCAN (a professional news letter) I came across this
interesting editorial in MJA.
Silagy CA. Evidence-based healthcare 10 years on: is the National Institute
of Clinical Studies the answer?
I learnt from this editorial that the Australians have established National
Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS). According to the editorial “NICS aims
to provide a national, integrated focus for work being undertaken to
continuously improve the quality of clinical practice and its delivery to
patients. Its terms of reference are broad ranging”. You can find the full
text including the terms of references @
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/175_03_060801/silagy/silagy.html
The following statement in the editorial caught my attention – “Unlike
international bodies with similar names (such as the National Institute of
Clinical Excellence in the United Kingdom), NICS is not a disguise for a new
form of rationing or a new national guideline development agency”.
Any comments from colleagues who have more insight in to NICE. I thought the
scope of NICE was broader than just rationing and guideline development.
Cheers & regards,
Badri
Dr.P.Badrinath M.D.,M.Phil.,(Epid)PhD(Cantab)DFPHM
Clinical Assistant Professor and Epidemiologist,
Department of Community Medicine,
UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain,
United Arab Emirates.
Tel: 00 971 3 7039 652
Fax: 00 971 3 7672022.
http://myprofile.cos.com/badrishanthi
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