Legacy of Avicenna and evidence-based medicine

Shoja, Mohammadali Mohajel; Rashidi, Mohammad-Reza; Tubbs, R. Shane; Etemadi, Jalal; Abbasnejad, Feridoon; Agutter, Paul S.

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.019

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“…With Al-Qanon, the golden age of the Arabic medicine came to its peak. [86,87] Avicenna described in this great textbook many details about using Al-hijamah in treating different diseases. [88,89] Alhijamah is now an international evidence-based medicine available for patients, hospitals, research institutions and academics worldwide for more fruitful research and investigation.…”

Section: Future Of Al-hijamahmentioning

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Therapeutic Benefits of Al-hijamah: in Light of Modern Medicine and Prophetic Medicine

Sayed¹,

Al-quliti²,

Mahmoud³

et al. 2014

AJMBR

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Excretory treatment modalities that excrete pathological substances outside human body deserve more research attention as this may potentiate the therapeutic effects of pharmacological treatments. Overcoming language barrier through translating the national medical literature to medical English to be introduced to the international medical literature is vital. Wet cupping therapy (WCT) of prophetic medicine (Al-hijamah) is practiced in the Arabic medical literature where it is reported to treat many diseases differing in etiology and pathogenesis. Al-hijamah may be referred to as bloodletting cupping therapy or blood cupping therapy in medical studies and reports from Arabic countries. Both Chinese dry cupping therapy and WCT are partial steps of Al-hijamah. In this article, we review scientific principles, methodology, indications and therapeutic benefits of Al-hijamah in comparison with acupuncture and other types of cupping therapy. Scientific and medical bases of Al-hijamah were recently reported in the evidence-based Taibah mechanism (Taibah theory) where Al-hijamah is the only excretory treatment that clears blood, lymph and intercellular fluids from causative pathological substances (CPS). Al-hijamah benefits from the histological structure of the skin in performing a percutaneous pressure-dependent and size-dependent nonspecific blood filtration and excretion of CPS through the fenestrated skin capillaries upon application of negative pressure suction using sucking cups. Al-hijamah benefits also from the production of endogenous nitric oxide (vasodilator, antineoplastic and antimicrobial agent). Al-hijamah exerts many other health benefits e.g. enhancement of immunity and pharmacological potentiation. Al-hijamah was reported to clear blood significantly from serum triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, ferritin (circulating iron stores), uric acid, autoantibodies, cytokine receptors and others. Those therapeutic benefits may treat some diseases e.g. hyperlipidemia, hypertension, atherosclerosis, coronary heart diseases, gout, musculoskeletal pain conditions, hepatitis and iron overload conditions e.g. thalassemia. Importance of Al-hijamah may increase more in modern societies due to western diets and western life style. Therapeutic benefits of Al-hijamah are mainly related to the amount of excreted CPS not the amount of letted blood. Al-hijamah may carry some advantages better than acupuncture and other types of cupping therapy in treating a large number of diseases differing in etiology and pathogenesis.

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Section: Future Of Al-hijamahmentioning

confidence: 99%

Therapeutic Benefits of Al-hijamah: in Light of Modern Medicine and Prophetic Medicine

Sayed¹,

Al-quliti²,

Mahmoud³

et al. 2014

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“…While the phrase evidence-based medicine was first coined in the 1990's, it has been argued that it has a longer, and somewhat turbulent, history (Timmermans and Berg 2003). The methods of evidence-based medicine were already in use 70 years before it was coined and furthermore, some writers have argued that the 11th century physician Avicenna's approach to medicine resembles the principles and practice of evidence-based medicine (Shoja et al 2011). Since the beginning of the 1990s when evidencebased medicine was established as a new paradigm, it has spread like 'wildfire' to every facet of the healthcare system of OECD countries, including the Nordic countries (Bohlin and Sager 2011: 13).…”

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'It is not a pill'

Lydahl

2019

NJSTS

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Person-centered care seeks to improve health care by recognizing the individual patient’s unique experience and by acknowledging the patient as an active and responsible participant in their own care. It is also conceptualized as a reaction to evidence-based medicine, opposing its alleged reductionist and exclusionary tendencies. Therefore, person-centered care is often conceived as different from evidence-based medicine, taking into account the combined biological, psychological and social identity of the patient which evidence-based medicine reduces to a set of signs and symptoms. In this article, I analyze a paradoxical case in which a randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate person-centered care. Drawing on five interviews with researchers involved in this trial and on research documents and articles, I examine the entanglement of person-centered-care and evidence-based medicine from an STS perspective of standardization, uncertainties and promises. I first discuss the uncertainties and promises that emerge when trying to follow a research protocol. Second, the article illustrates the uncertainties and possibilities in knowing exactly what one measures. Finally, the article discuss the creation of a standard person. The article concludes that while the relation between person-centered care and evidence-based medicine is more complex than we might assume, the randomized controlled trial also transformed person-centered care in the process of evaluating it.

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“…In 1976, a new process called evidence-based medicine was introduced by Canadian epidemiologist Gordon Guyatt at McMaster University to review scientific evidence in the field of medical sciences, 1,2 although more detailed studies indicate the use of this method by Razi and Avicenna centuries ago. 3 Like all medical specialists, dental specialists make decisions on clinical care every day. The best scientific evidence available should be integrated to maximize the probability of success on patient care outcomes.…”

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A study of Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Assessment of Residents on Evidence-Based Dentistry at Faculty of Dentistry of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Maryam¹,

Ali²,

Leila³

et al. 2016

Res Dev Med Edu

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Introduction:Evidence-based dentistry is the combination of individual clinical experiences with the highest-quality evidence available as the result of systematic studies. Evidence-based dentistry is an approach in which the clinician uses the best evidence available to make the most appropriate decision for the patient. In this descriptive study, the knowledge, attitude and self-assessment of Tabriz dental school residents were examined on evidence-based dentistry in the academic year 2014-2015.Methods: All residents of Tabriz Dentistry Faculty (100 in total) were enrolled in the study. The data collection tool was a questionnaire, and the validity of the questionnaire was determined in previous studies. To determine the reliability of the questionnaire, it was distributed among the 20 residents in a pilot study. Descriptive statistical methods were used to study the data obtained. Chi-square, t test, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to assess the relationship between variables using SPSS 20. Results:The results showed that the level of residents' knowledge on evidence-based dentistry was moderate and 94.4% of residents had a positive attitude toward EBD. The highest and lowest self-assessments were related to the terms PubMed and Cochrane Collaboration (95% respectively). Conclusion:Given the increasing importance of evidence-based dentistry and considering the moderate knowledge of the residents on the topic, a need is felt for proper planning to teach it at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Considering dentists' positive attitude toward EBD, it seems that there is an appropriate background for EBD education in the country. Article infoPlease cite this article as: Pourkazemi M, Vafaei A, Erfanparast L, Alamgir P. A study of knowledge, attitude and self-assessment of residents on evidence-based dentistry at

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Legacy of Avicenna and evidence-based medicine

Cited by 20 publications

References 28 publications

Therapeutic Benefits of Al-hijamah: in Light of Modern Medicine and Prophetic Medicine

Therapeutic Benefits of Al-hijamah: in Light of Modern Medicine and Prophetic Medicine

'It is not a pill'

A study of Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Assessment of Residents on Evidence-Based Dentistry at Faculty of Dentistry of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

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