%0 Journal Article %T Evidence-based or status-seduced opinions %A Ray Wilks %J International e-Journal of Science, Medicine & Education %D 2012 %I International Medical University, Malaysia %X ¡®There are infact, two things, science and opinion;the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.¡¯(Hippocrates)The professional and accreditation bodies ofmost healthcare professions now require that theirpractitioners adhere to evidence-based clinical decisionmaking and that they act only within their scope ofclinical expertise. %K Evidence-based %K clinical decision making %K healthcare decision making %K doctor/patient relationship %K scope of clinical expertise %U http://web.imu.edu.my/ejournal/approved/1.Editorial_Wilks_p01-03.pdf