Abstract
Objective
To describe and record the evolution of EBM in China.
Study Design and Setting
We conducted the study following the general methodology of oral history. The interviews
were done at Lanzhou University, between 18th and 22nd April 2019 using pre-defined questions. All interviews were videorecorded. Two investigators
extracted and analyzed the information from the interviews independently.
Results
One international expert and ten Chinese experts participated in the interviews. After
the introduction of EBM in China in the mid-1990s, more than 20 EBM centres have been
established. According to the interviewees, Gordon Guyatt, David Sackett and Iain
Chalmers are the international experts who played the most important role in the development
of EBM in China. China has contributed to EBM on the international level by conducting
systematic reviews, developing reporting checklists, and introducing the principles
of EBM into Traditional Medicine. The Chinese Cochrane Centre and the EBM Centre of
Lanzhou University were ranked the top two EBM Centres in China by the interviewees.
Conclusion
EBM has been developing in China for nearly a quarter of a century. Many achievements
have been reached, however, EBM is still facing many challenges in China, including
shortages of funding support and personnel, as well as limited local high-quality
evidence.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 17, 2021
Accepted:
August 11,
2021
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