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How imperfect can a study be? |
Professor Alan Silman is an epidemiologist and a rheumatologist and is the co-author of 'Epidemiological Studies: A Practical Guide', which is the recommended textbook for the module 'Introduction to Study Design and Research Methods'. |
Alan Silman |
05 Dec 2018 |
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Fake surgeries and dummy pills – control for bias and study design in trials on treatment efficacy in chronic pain |
In this talk Karolina presented various types of study design she has used in trials of treatments for chronic pain. Karolina also discussed why blinding is important and why a placebo control may be necessary, even in surgical trials. |
Karolina Wartolowska |
02 Jul 2018 |
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Resuscitating poor quality research |
Healthcare research is all too often plagued by biases that are rooted in poor methods, leading to the wrong result and conclusions and preventing uptake into practice. |
Carl Heneghan |
17 Jan 2017 |
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Trials and Tribulations in Africa |
Dr Merlin Willcox gives a talk for the Evidence Based Healthcare series. |
Merlin Willcox |
15 Nov 2016 |
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Why on earth do we waste so much research? |
Dr Kamal Mahtani is an NHS GP, NIHR Clinical Lecturer and Deputy Director at the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine. His talk explores why so much research is wasted. |
Kamal Mahtani |
01 Jun 2016 |
