ADVOCATION, Scotch law (law) and evidence-based medicine (medicine)

ADVOCATION, Scotch law (law)

ADVOCATION, Scotch law. A Writing drawn up in the form of a petition, calleda bill of advocation, by which a party in an action applies to the supremea bill of advocation, by which a party in an action applies to the supremecourt to advocate its cause, and to call the action out of an inferior courtcourt to advocate its cause, and to call the action out of an inferior courtto itself. Letters of advocation, are the decree or warrant of the supremeto itself. Letters of advocation, are the decree or warrant of the supremecourt or court of sessions, discharging the inferior tribunal from allcourt or court of sessions, discharging the inferior tribunal from allfurther proceedings in the matter, and advocating the action to itself.further proceedings in the matter, and advocating the action to itself.This proceeding is similar to a certiorari (q.v.) issuing out of a superiorThis proceeding is similar to a certiorari (q.v.) issuing out of a superiorcourt for the removal of a cause from an inferior.court for the removal of a cause from an inferior.

evidence-based medicine (medicine)

evidence-based medicine

The process of systematically finding, appraising, and using contemporaneous research findings as the basis for clinical decisions. Evidence-based medicine asks questions, finds and appraises the relevant data, and harnesses that information for everyday clinical practice. Evidence-based medicine follows four steps: formulate a clear clinical question from a patient's problem; search the literature for relevant clinical articles; evaluate (critically appraise) the evidence for its validity and usefulness; implement useful findings in clinical practice. The term "evidence based medicine" (no hyphen) was coined at mcmaster medical school in Canada in the 1980's to label this clinical learning strategy, which people at the school had been developing for over a decade.

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