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If you’d like to blog for Students 4 Best Evidence, but are feeling unsure where to start, have a look at this list of suggested blog topics.
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If you’d like to blog for Students 4 Best Evidence, but are feeling unsure where to start, have a look at this list of suggested blog topics.
Evidence gap maps (EGMs) are graphic representations of the available systematic reviews and ongoing research on relevant topics. Learn more, and test your understanding, in this blog for beginners to the topic.
Shreya provides background and context on the importance and use of decision‐support tools via mobile devices in primary healthcare settings, whilst also summarizing a 2021 Cochrane review on this topic.
Neuroscience is a complex world, strongly linked to other medical specialties or scientific fields. This article offers an example of how basic research could be fundamental to shape the future of medicine. This is the summary of a systematic review about using particular molecules like microRNAs as new biomarkers, to obtain a more accurate diagnosis in Mild Cognitive Impairment.
With the continued growth of an older population, how can artificial intelligence (AI) help improve safety and the level of care received?
In this blog post, Shreya summarizes a 2022 Cochrane systematic review titled ‘Anticoagulants for people hospitalised with COVID-19’, and provides a background to why this review was necessary.
This blog presents the abstract of a literature review and critical appraisal of paramedics’ assessment of older adults who fall and are referred to community care services.
This blog presents the abstract of a literature review and critical appraisal on the topic of endotracheal intubation in prehospital paramedic practice.
In this blog, Carolina provides her own summary of a 2022 Cochrane Systematic Review, ‘Replacing salt with low‐sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) for cardiovascular health in adults, children and pregnant women’.
This blog is a review of a newly published book, which has the overall aim of giving health professionals a ‘working understanding’ of medical statistics.
The combination of rising antibiotic resistance and fewer new antibiotic approvals highlights the importance of judicial antimicrobial management. Many institutions are implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) to raise awareness of the importance of antibiotic stewardship.
Rapid reviews are often driven by requests for timely evidence for decision-making purposes. This blog is a brief introduction to the topic.
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A beginner’s guide to standard deviation and standard error: what are they, how are they different and how do you calculate them?
When you see a claim that a treatment or intervention has no effect, it is important to examine the evidence as this may be a misleading statement.
This blog provides a detailed overview of the concept of ‘blinding’ in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). It covers what blinding is, common methods of blinding, why blinding is important, and what researchers might do when blinding is not possible. It also explains the concept of allocation concealment.