Shared decision making (SDM) is a collaborative process between physician and patient that is applicable to any clinical decision, whether diagnostic, therapeutic, or preventive in nature. In this blog, Tiffany presents why there is an ethical imperative for SDM to be routinely incorporated into everyday patient care within all healthcare settings.
This is the third in a three-part blog which will look at a few aspects of the topic in more detail like the cost-effectiveness plane, discount rates, and other key elements in health economic evaluation.
The MEDICS initiative aims to ensure a fundamental level of medical statistics and risk communication for medical students. Lathan Liou, founder of MEDICS, invites S4BE students to get involved.
The CONSORT statement aims at comprehensive and complete reporting of randomized controlled trials. This blog introduces you to the statement and why it is an important tool in the research world.
The Cochrane Climate-Health Working Group welcome new members, from any part of the world. No particular background or expertise with climate change is needed, just an interest in learning more.
In the second of a series of blogs about economic analysis, Ana María explains the common techniques used in economic evaluation.
Learn more about the measures of central tendency (mean, mode, median) and how these need to be critically appraised when reading a paper.
In the first of a series of blogs about economic analysis, Ana María introduces us to the topic and why it is needed.
This blog presents the abstract of a literature review and critical appraisal on the topic of intraosseous vascular access in cardiac arrest.
In this blog, Vighnesh provides an outline of multivariate analysis for beginners to this topic.
The Trip database has recently had a major revamp so now is a good time to look again at what Trip is and how it can be of benefit to S4BE members.
The Cochrane Early Career Professionals group are looking for members to join the Steering Group. Applications close on Tuesday 20th July.
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This blog introduces you to the concept of confounding. There is a clear explanation and then examples and methods to minimise the effect of confounding during study design and statistical analysis.
This page provides a brief introduction to Cochrane and highlights some of the Cochrane platforms you can participate in, connect with, and learn from. Participate in Cochrane’s mission to produce and promote trusted health evidence.
Conducting successful research requires choosing the appropriate study design. This article describes the most common types of designs conducted by researchers.