If You Build It, Will They Come? Getting Medical Professionals to Use the Bridge of Evidence for Improved Recognition of Physical Child Abuse

The old adage "you can prevent what you can predict" may very well be true, but only if the right people have access to the knowledge and if they apply it in a timely manner, correctly, consistently, and systematically. Unfortunately, the medical profession is known for its resistance to change and long lag times to adapt new evidence into practice.1,2 As reported by the Agency for Health Research and Quality, "It may take as long as one or two decades for original research to be put into routine clinical practice.

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