A real problem in the evolution of medical practices is access to knowledge. In France, only a few teachers look for the results of research to pass them on in their teaching, so that it sometimes takes a whole generation between the publication of results and their implementation…
With its online database, AFAR is trying to make it easier to cross the first two ditches. The third one: when health professionals discover that some parents are better informed about a specific subject, and that they got experience in looking for information, they may also change their practice without waiting for the next generation.
These new ways of accessing knowledge are upsetting power relations. Still, we cannot expect a social change without such an upheaval.