I personally like Eddy's definition:
"Evidence-based medicine :  a set of principles and methods to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, population-based policies and individual decisions are consistent with evidence of effectiveness and benefits."
It attempts to address coherence in decision-making while referring to the external evidence (so called, "correspondence" argument)
( one may quibble about a notion of effectiveness vs. efficacy, but that is minor point)
Ben Djulbegovic 
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On Apr 12, 2012, at 6:55 AM, "Neil Pakenham-Walsh, UK" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Jena,

I completely agree with you. EBP is a broader term that embraces all health professions. EBH (as in the name of our community: EVIDENCE-BASED-HEALTH) is broader still, presumably embracing decisions made by individual citizens in the absence of a healthcare consultation, and also embracing decisions made by policymakers and others).

I think the term Evidence-Informed Practice is more appropriate and more useful than Evidence-Based Practice in the context of healthcare delivery.

To define Evidence-Informed Practice, I think Sackett's 1996 definition of EBM is a useful starting point, but is not sufficient.

Evidence-Informed Practice is "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient. It means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research." (Sackett D, 1996). When we talk about "current best evidence", we mean the cumulative evidence that exists that is relevant to the decision that is being made. Thus, to base practice on a single research study, without taking into account the results of other relevant studies, is *not* evidence-informed practice. To base practice on a systematic review of the totality of evidence relevant to the decision that is being made *is* evidence-based practice. There are many caveats. Fully evidence-informed practice is an ideal that is not always achievable in practice, for many possible reasons. Thus, if a practitioner does not have access to a relevant systematic review (or if such a review does not exist), then s/he is unable to practice EIP in full.

The term Evidence-Informed Pratice is generally more accepted, because it recognises that evidence is not everything. The practice of EIP requires the triad of (1) cumulative evidence, (2) clinical judgement, and (3) informed patient choice. If any of these three are not present, the patient is at high risk of receiving substandard health care.

(Apologies for repetition)

best wishes,
Neil

At 11:43 12/04/2012, Ogston, Jena wrote:
Neil-
It was my understanding that EBM referred to the practice of medicine, while EBP refers to a particular health care practice.  I teach EBP in Physical Therapy.  My apologies I do not have a resource for you at the moment.   

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:56 AM, Neil Pakenham-Walsh, UK < [log in to unmask]> wrote:
Thanks David and all,

Has anyone collated the definitions of EBM and/or EBP? Is there a consensus definition?

Many (most) of the definitions that I have seen talk about 'available evidence' but do not make it clear that this means 'all available evidence'. In my understanding, EBP is fundamentally about cumulation of evidence (usually in the form of systematic reviews). I hear, very often, health professionals, researchers and others worldwide apply erroneously the term EBP to include practice that is supported by a single research study that the practitioner has identified.

Best wishes,
Neil

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