Chris Cates’ EBM Web Site
Dr Cates provides easy to read re-freshers on statistics and EBM topics
Learning Resources
A network for students interested in evidence-based health care
Dr Cates provides easy to read re-freshers on statistics and EBM topics
A meta-epidemiological study published in the BMJ last month has found that smaller trials consistently report larger effect sizes.
Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its trustworthiness, value and relevance in a particular context (Amanda Burls 2009).
An essay discussing the underpinnings of EBM and the difficulties of using it in clinical practice
This is a tutorial that looks at the statistical basis of randomised controlled trials, the theory behind meta-analyses and how to read a meta-analysis
AllTrials, putting the evidence back in evidence-based medicine.
PharmAware is a network of students committed to the use of the best evidence in healthcare.
Evidence-Based Medicine is a growing field that has already made a tremendous impact on world healthcare. It’s only rational to teach it to medical students from the beginning, however, this is not always the case. Let me give you an example: me.
Bias is often an issue within clinical research, and we take many measures to avoid it. However, these measures are often neglected in preclinical animal studies, which give us the results upon which clinical trial study designs are based.