David Sackett:循证医学之父

David Sackett:A Pioneer of Evidence-based Medicine

David Sackett教授是具有批判性思维、以革新传统医学模式为志业的医生科学家。他致力于发展和推广临床流行病学和循证医学,一生桃李满天下,完全符合中国传统文化对于"师"的定义。其主要贡献包括:(1)率先将临床流行病学方法应用于医疗实践,奠定了循证医学的理论基础和学科框架;(2)分别在加拿大麦克马斯特大学和英国牛津大学建立临床流行病学中心,培养了大批人才;(3)使循证医学成为临床研究和实践必须遵循的规范,从而深刻改变了现代医学的面貌。David Sackett教授和中国学者联系密切,为我国临床研究和循证医学事业奠定了基础。

Professor David Sackett was a physician scientist who was a critical thinker and advocated for modern medicine. He had mentored many pupils, disseminated the theory and concept of evidence-based medicine(EBM), and fully qualified the fame of Master defined by Chinese traditional culture. The primary contributions by Professor David Sackett include:(1)He pioneered to apply the methods of clinical epidemiology to clinical practice, and provided the basis and frame of EBM;(2)He established EBM centers at McMaster University and Oxford University, and cultivated a large number of talents;(3)By making EBM the reference standard for clinical research and practice, he changed modern medicine in a penetrating and powerful way. Professor David Sackett had a deep and strong relationship with Chinese scholars, and laid down the foundation for the development of clinical research and EBM in China.