Drs. Hirsch, Meyers and Jayaraman discuss the evolving and at times complex role of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) in contemporary neurointerventional practice. The discussants contrast EBM with Comparative Effectiveness Research and the role it plays in coverage decisions.

The podcast directly links to the following articles:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24578482?dopt=Abstract

General considerations:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22166819

http://jnis.bmj.com/content/4/1/11.long

Why standards:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21994097

http://jnis.bmj.com/content/1/1/5.long