Evidence-based critical care medicine: a potential tool for change.

This issue of New Horizons is about change. While our traditional apprenticeship model of physician training has served us well, adaptation is required for the new millennium. Among several sectoral trends in medicine, two are particularly relevant for intensivists: a) the information explosion and b) increased accountability to society regarding effective, efficient, compassionate, and culturally sensitive care. Evidence-based medicine (EBM) …