Oh, I could tell you stories. OBGYNs who didn't know the answer to a question, and spent all of 10 minutes Googling it (I'm not kidding) and coming back with a

Oh, I could tell you stories. OBGYNs who didn't know the answer to a question, and spent all of 10 minutes Googling it (I'm not kidding) and coming back with an "authoritative" recommendation. But really, there is a big difference between researchers and practitioners. You do point out a very important phenomenon, however. A good many doctors don't know a thing about proper statistical analysis, or bayesian reasoning. They implicitly trust whatever research falls into their laps, even if they don't fully understand it, and they begin to treat based upon their faulty understanding.