Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Why would someone for those who don't know quite what evidence based practices are, why is it important to have them and to understand them?

Why would someone for those who don't know quite what evidence based practices are, why is it important to have them and to understand them?

What do you think confuses people the most, both clinicians, physicians, or people? There's a lot of discussion around evidence-based practices. And we throw those terms around quite frequently. Myself, my colleagues will say this is evidence-based practices. This is evidence-informed practices.

What do you think confuses people the most, both clinicians, physicians, or people? There's a lot of discussion around evidence-based practices. And we throw those terms around quite frequently. Myself, my colleagues will say this is evidence-based practices. This is evidence-informed practices.

What do you think, from both perspectives, both the lay public and the expert finds most, where would they be most misled or where would it be most confusing for them, do you think?

What do you think, from both perspectives, both the lay public and the expert finds most, where would they be most misled or where would it be most confusing for them, do you think?

Actually, my first visit with a patient will be an hour and a half to two hours. And our second visit will be an hour and a half, an hour.

Actually, my first visit with a patient will be an hour and a half to two hours. And our second visit will be an hour and a half, an hour.

Yes. And all the providers in our practice, we spend a tremendous amount of time getting to know our patient's favorite color and what their dog's name is. Everything is awesome. And they find their socks, whatever it is.

Yes. And all the providers in our practice, we spend a tremendous amount of time getting to know our patient's favorite color and what their dog's name is. Everything is awesome. And they find their socks, whatever it is.

When you are taking us through that process, it is – it seems as if it's – I don't want to say tedious because there's a couple questions that I have, you know, as I think about this. The first thing that comes up is how do we ask the question? If we are looking at dietary programs and someone is thinking, does the –

When you are taking us through that process, it is – it seems as if it's – I don't want to say tedious because there's a couple questions that I have, you know, as I think about this. The first thing that comes up is how do we ask the question? If we are looking at dietary programs and someone is thinking, does the –

Question, are we asking the right question to get the answer that we're looking for? Does this make sense? So I'll give you an example. Sure. And this might not be the greatest example, but when I was doing my fellowship in geriatrics and nutritional sciences, the question was always... why are these individuals obese, right?

Question, are we asking the right question to get the answer that we're looking for? Does this make sense? So I'll give you an example. Sure. And this might not be the greatest example, but when I was doing my fellowship in geriatrics and nutritional sciences, the question was always... why are these individuals obese, right?

And there was this constant focus on obesity and body composition in that way, focus on fat. But when we switched the conversation and we began to examine why there were challenges with healthy skeletal muscle, we seemed to get, at least I did in my practice, I seemed to get better outcomes, right?

And there was this constant focus on obesity and body composition in that way, focus on fat. But when we switched the conversation and we began to examine why there were challenges with healthy skeletal muscle, we seemed to get, at least I did in my practice, I seemed to get better outcomes, right?

Exactly. And my question to you is, as we think about evidence-based practices, because ultimately what we all want is we're all wanting to make people's lives better. You are doing that through examining evidence, making the evidence and the guidelines accessible in a way to provide a framework and an architecture for us to think about it.

Exactly. And my question to you is, as we think about evidence-based practices, because ultimately what we all want is we're all wanting to make people's lives better. You are doing that through examining evidence, making the evidence and the guidelines accessible in a way to provide a framework and an architecture for us to think about it.

And then my job as a clinician is to go out and implement that. And when someone asks for argument's sake, what is the best dietary program to reduce all cause mortality?

And then my job as a clinician is to go out and implement that. And when someone asks for argument's sake, what is the best dietary program to reduce all cause mortality?