9th July 2019
In the new era of evidence-based medicine, ‘newly qualified doctors must be able to apply scientific methods and approaches to medical research and integrate these with a range of sources of information used to make decisions for care’
8th July 2019
Despite advancement, the way we write and report the findings from our research hasn’t really changed all that much in this same 100-year time frame. The ‘IMRAD’ model of writing academic papers appeared in the mid 20th century, and still forms the backbone of how we write papers today.
5th July 2019
Why? How? What (needs improving)?
The answer is simple: By prospectively specifying them. Not only does this provide a roadmap for the review team, it also reduces the risk that the methods are being modified during the systematic review process depending on the results, thus introducing bias.
3rd July 2019
If you are active in research you will no doubt have an inbox full of unsolicited emails from journals asking for your papers. Here’s an example from my inbox: ‘It’s
24th June 2019
A bright future for distance-learning? Challenges and potential solutions The late advances in communication allowed distance barriers to dramatically become less important when it refers to continuing education. At the
18th June 2019
advocating for representation of conflict-free physicians on guideline panels, clinical trials, and editorial boards. The presence of for-profit companies in biomedical research is unlikely to fade, but physicians that serve only one master — patients — may continue to rise.
31st May 2019
The event will be essential to anyone interested in ensuring evidence users have systematic access to the best available evidence.
21st May 2019
Are you a student, junior doctor or early-mid career researcher passionate about improving healthcare? Georgia Richards and Peter Gill, explain why EBMLive is the place for future leaders in EBM.
3rd May 2019
In February 2019, we announced the creation of a Doug Altman Scholarship to commemorate Doug Altman’s contributions to medical research and to support aspiring leaders of evidence-based medicine (EBM). The
18th March 2019
What should we do about the conflicts of interest in medicine? Innovation has meant an open door to conflicted clinicians invested in the development of drugs, devices and technologies. The