{"product_id":"ending-medical-reversal-improving-outcomes-saving-lives-paperback","title":"Ending Medical Reversal: Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVinayak K. Prasad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam S. Cifu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy medicine adopts ineffective or harmful medical practices only to abandon them--sometimes too late.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedications such as Vioxx and procedures such as vertebroplasty for back pain are among the medical advances that turned out to be dangerous or useless. What Dr. Vinayak K. Prasad and Dr. Adam S. Cifu call medical reversal happens when doctors start using a medication, procedure, or diagnostic tool without a robust evidence base--and then stop using it when it is found not to help, or even to harm, patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEnding Medical Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e, Drs. Prasad and Cifu narrate fascinating stories from every corner of medicine to explore why medical reversals occur, how they are harmful, and what can be done to avoid them. They explore the difference between medical innovations that improve care and those that only appear to be promising. They also outline a comprehensive plan to reform medical education, research funding and protocols, and the process for approving new drugs that will ensure that more of what gets done in doctors' offices and hospitals is truly effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedications such as Vioxx and procedures such as vertebroplasty for back pain are among the medical advances that turned out to be dangerous or useless. What Dr. Vinayak K. Prasad and Dr. Adam S. Cifu call medical reversal happens when doctors start using a medication, procedure, or diagnostic tool without a robust evidence base--and then stop using it when it is found not to help, or even to harm, patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEnding Medical Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e, Drs. Prasad and Cifu narrate fascinating stories from every corner of medicine to explore why medical reversals occur, how they are harmful, and what can be done to avoid them. They explore the difference between medical innovations that improve care and those that only appear to be promising. They also outline a comprehensive plan to reform medical education, research funding and protocols, and the process for approving new drugs that will ensure that more of what gets done in doctors' offices and hospitals is truly effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery doctor should read this book.--\u003ci\u003eJAMA Internal Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A]n excellent and realistic discussion of some of the horror stories that occur in medical practice . . . Highly recommended.--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnding Medical Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e goes far in teaching medical students and practicing physicians alike how to learn on our own.--\u003ci\u003eThe Lancet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis has to be on the reading list for medical and nursing students.--\u003ci\u003eNursing Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnding Medical Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e presents persuasive evidence that many current standard-of-care treatments are probably ineffective or harmful, thoroughly explains how such treatments came to be accepted, and proposes a number of ways to address the general problem (only some of which involve avaricious companies and mercenary physicians) and minimize its impact on a specific patient.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Clinical Research Best Practices\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Prasad and Dr. Cifu offer a five-step plan, including pointers for determining if a given treatment is really able to do what you want it to do, and advice on finding a like-minded doctor who won't object to a certain amount of back-seat driving.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I describe \u003ci\u003eEnding Medical Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e as revolutionary, I don't use the term lightly. Go out and read it--right now.--\u003ci\u003eCommon Sense Family Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould be considered for undergraduate reading lists. Keep a copy in the pharmacy or your briefcase as a great icebreaker or discussion point with other local healthcare professionals.--\u003ci\u003eThe Pharmaceutical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--David S. Jones, MD, Harvard University, author of \u003ci\u003eBroken Hearts: The Tangled History of Cardiac Care\u003c\/i\u003e \"The Pharmaceutical Journal\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedications such as Vioxx and procedures such as vertebroplasty for back pain are among the medical \"advances\" that turned out to be dangerous or useless. What Dr. Vinayak K. Prasad and Dr. Adam S. Cifu call medical reversal happens when doctors start using a medication, procedure, or diagnostic tool without a robust evidence base--and then stop using it when it is found not to help, or even to harm, patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEnding Medical Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e, Drs. Prasad and Cifu narrate fascinating stories from every corner of medicine to explore why medical reversals occur, how they are harmful, and what can be done to avoid them. They explore the difference between medical innovations that improve care and those that only appear to be promising. They also outline a comprehensive plan to reform medical education, research funding and protocols, and the process for approving new drugs that will ensure that more of what gets done in doctors' offices and hospitals is truly effective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every doctor should read this book.\"--\u003ci\u003eJAMA Internal Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A]n excellent and realistic discussion of some of the horror stories that occur in medical practice . . . Highly recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEnding Medical Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e goes far in teaching medical students and practicing physicians alike how to learn on our own.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Lancet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This has to be on the reading list for medical and nursing students.\"--\u003ci\u003eNursing Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEnding Medical Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e presents persuasive evidence that many current standard-of-care treatments are probably ineffective or harmful, thoroughly explains how such treatments came to be accepted, and proposes a number of ways to address the general problem (only some of which involve avaricious companies and mercenary physicians) and minimize its impact on a specific patient.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Clinical Research Best Practices\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Prasad and Dr. Cifu offer a five-step plan, including pointers for determining if a given treatment is really able to do what you want it to do, and advice on finding a like-minded doctor who won't object to a certain amount of back-seat driving.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When I describe \u003ci\u003eEnding Medical Reversal\u003c\/i\u003e as revolutionary, I don't use the term lightly. Go out and read it--right now.\"--\u003ci\u003eCommon Sense Family Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Should be considered for undergraduate reading lists. Keep a copy in the pharmacy or your briefcase as a great icebreaker or discussion point with other local healthcare professionals.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Pharmaceutical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinayak K. Prasad, MD, MPH, \u003c\/b\u003eis a practicing hematologist-oncologist and internal medicine physician. He is an associate professor of medicine and public health at Oregon Health \u0026amp; Science University. \u003cb\u003eAdam S. Cifu, MD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago. 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