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A consortium of researchers & policy experts seeking to improve #EBM & evidence-based policy. #FOAMed believers. Find us @stsucl & @unikent Tweets by @katjcecil

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Joined December 2012
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Kurt Straif on recent attempts to undermine epidemiological studies: ebmplus.org/dont-undervalue-… @EBMplus
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Serious concerns have dogged health research for decades. As doctors and researchers, we've failed to fix these problems on our own. We now have an opportunity to join patients and the public to demand solutions, say @DryBreadnRadio @KathSansom @eturnermd1 ow.ly/VPHi50AEcER
We know enough about the problems in research to start demanding solutions - The BMJ

We know enough about the problems in research to start demanding solutions - The BMJ

Several problems with health research are now widely recognised. But to challenge the status quo we need to offer clear solutions and convince patients, the public, and policy makers to [...]More...

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Why has medical science struggled so badly with COVID-19? ebmplus.org/the-covid-19-evi…
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New work on EBM+ ebmplus.org/new-developments…
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How successful is medicine? ebmplus.org/how-successful-i… @EBMplus
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New directions in medical methodology. Videos of talks available: ebmplus.org/new-directions-m… @EBMplus
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At today's `Health Methodology Symposium', I will be talking about using the @EBMplus handbook to perform a systematic review of evidence of mechanism . Other talks will be on placebos, consensus conferences, and NHS quality assessment tools. 3pm; COLT3. All welcome @UniKentSECL
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PICO question actually far more complex for Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Systematic Reviews @SAEMonline @emjclub @EBMplus @BEEMcme @TheSGEM @AcademicEmerMed @MDaware @painfreeED @SMDresdenMD @EddyLang1 @ProfBEEM @SMcLeod_SREMI @SketchyEBM @mfbellolio @CORD_EM @SAEM_RAMS
Image from SAEM EBM IG (@SAEMEBM)
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My monday morning is exciting, for once. Got my copy of the @EBMplus handbook, ready to evaluate some mechanisms!
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Interesting paper on mechanistic evidence for evidence-based policy @EBMplus @Catemarchionni sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Interesting paper on the need for mechanistic reasoning for informed consent @EBMplus onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Read it for free - open access now available: link.springer.com/book/10.10… @EBMplus
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One way to understand the Bradford Hill criteria: ebmplus.org/establishing-ter… @EBMplus
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A paper on mechanistic evidence in drug approval: ebmplus.org/use-mechanistic-…
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Opportunity knocks for #EBM community via new collaboration between @thenntgroup & @AcademicEmerMed! Contribute today @TheSGEM @SketchyEBM @BEEMcme @ProfBEEM @SuneelUpadhye @hotSahs @First10EM @TChanMD @emjclub @AliRaja_MD @alimkakeng @meganranney @choo_ek @SAEM_RAMS @EBMplus teapawt.org/thenntgroup/status/101… – at Wildwood, MO
theNNT.com (@thenntgroup) profile picturetheNNT.com@thenntgroup10 Jul 2018
We are proud of our partnership with @AcademicEmerMed. Submit your NNT reviews to "Brass Tacks" section of AEM & TheNNT.com!!
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Great news everyone. Our EBM+ handbook has arrived in all is glory! @philmedman @PhyllisIllari @federicarusso @Mk744P. Check out the virtual copy on our website! #ebm #FOAMed
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Replying to @philmedman @EBMplus @stsucl @GrantMuseum
That's part of what the book tries to address - how to pick the relevant evidence of mechanism - in the context of using them to make #ebm better
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Replying to @philmedman @EBMplus @stsucl @GrantMuseum
...so I gave a talk that tried to understand why it was so hard to represent mechanisms at an earlier integrated HPS workshop in Exeter (2010?). One suggestion in the comments: no rules or tools for understanding evidence of mechanisms
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Replying to @philmedman @EBMplus @stsucl @GrantMuseum
It was ...a mess. 4/
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Replying to @philmedman @EBMplus @stsucl @GrantMuseum
It did not go as I was expecting it to... 3/
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