Inspire2Live Annual Congress 2020

Health care should be based on the best evidence available, from whatever source. ‘Evidence-based medicine encompasses the integration of clinical expertise with the best available external evidence alongside with patient preference’ (David L. Sacket). This is often narrowed down to statistically valid evidence, whose meaningfulness evaporates in the context of patients. Doctors have years of experience and see lots of patients with heterogeneous profiles. This experience is ignored often in daily practice. Statistically, results can show improvement but patients may hardly benefit. This is why the narrative of patients should be taken into account.