A “ hard talk ” with chat GPT : Evidence vs Experience in medicine

Dr .S.Venkatesan MD Good morning GPT. Let me introduce myself . I am a medical doctor, practicing cardiology, in Chennai India. I have had a long-standing query in very fundamental principles of the practice of medicine. Just wanted to chat and clarify with you. Welcome, I am here to help you Medicine is both art and a science. In recent times the movement of evidence-based medicine (EBM ) is trying to overturn the clinical experience. I have a feeling it is not fair. We can’t create evidence for every decision we make in clinical science right?  My first question is  Can experience-based medical care beat evidence-based care? No, experience-based medical care cannot beat evidence-based care. Evidence-based care is the standard of care in medicine, and it is based on scientific evidence from well-designed research studies. This means that treatments and interventions are chosen based on their proven effectiveness, safety, and benefits. Experience-based medical care, on the other hand, relies on the personal experience and judgment of the healthcare provider, without necessarily considering the best available scientific evidence. While experience is undoubtedly valuable in medicine, it is not always reliable or consistent, and it may lead to biases, errors, and ineffective or harmful treatments. Why unpublished experiences & truths are not respected in science? In science, unpublished truths, or ideas that have...
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