Guidelines: A comprehensive dose of the evidence should be prescribed at all times

Guidelines: A comprehensive dose of the evidence should be prescribed at all times

Suppose that you have the opportunity to help guide a loved one's health care decisions. What might you do? How might you seek the best available evidence regarding treatment?

Martin Bohdal, a trainee under Cochrane Hypertension, presented his answers to these questions at the 2017 Cochrane Canada Symposium. Martin imagined a scenario in which he was determined to guide his parents´blood pressure treatment with help from two resources, the Canadian Hypertension Guidelines and Cochrane Hypertension systematic reviews.

What did Martin conclude after reading the two sources of information? Download his blog post here.

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