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As a primary school teacher turned education researcher I was delighted to have been invited to attend Evidence Live (see
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EBHC Tutor Profiles In this new interview series, we get to know tutors involved in teaching EBM the MSc in
Evidence Live 2016 was a resounding success, bringing together global leaders in evidence-based medicine along with 300 delegates. An important
Kamal Mahtani
Evidence Live 2016 begins this week, with 3 full days of discussion and learning around 5 main themes including “Transforming
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if a cup of tea could cure all that ails you? I mean really cure you,
Mark Jones
“There are a number of possible methodological reasons why the conclusions could be so different.” Muthuri et al published a
Overview The paper by Ravnskov and colleagues reports findings from a “systematic review” to answer the question “Is low density
Some ideas seem so obviously right that they appear to deny the possibility of harmful or counterproductive consequences. But
It is misleading to refer, as many do, to “the pharmaceutical industry”, since there is no such thing as a
Carl Heneghan
Compiled by Tom Jefferson, Peter Doshi, Mark Jones, Rokuro Hama and Carl Heneghan This time line charts significant events since
Jeffrey Aronson
4. From phonemes to roots If words can be traced back to roots, as I discussed in Part 3, so
Recently I had the opportunity to attend an annual research competition which brought together paediatric trainees from across Canada. It
Poor quality evidence, lack of affordability and uninformed patients suggest an awful lot of research doesn’t actually matter. However, for
The first two articles in this series pointed out we need better and more affordable evidence. Yet, even if affordable
Part 1 of this series pointed out we need better research to support better decisions. Market forces, though, may not
