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Use
of Evidence
Quality
of Care —
From Variation to Improvement »
- The
Volume of Inappropriate Care in the US
- More
On Therapies Becoming “Routine Clinical Practice”
Without Evidence & Why We Are Doing This Work: Radiofrequency
for the Treatment of Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease
Example
- Variations
in Experts' Recommendations
- Variations
in Clinicians' Estimates of Pretest Probabilities
- Underuse
of Proven Interventions
- Class
Effect: Caution Urged
Reporting
the Evidence »
- Untrustable
Abstracts & P-Values
- CONSORT
Statement on Harms
- When
There is No Evidence
- TREND:
Reporting Standards for Non-randomized Studies
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Poorly
Written Papers
- Media
Heyday: Aspirin and (Potentially) Reduced Risk of Breast
Cancer
Applying
the Evidence »
- Better
Evidence Choices: Carotid
Endarterectomy
- Guidelines
& Effectiveness of Implementation
- Oregon
Preferred Drug List
- Successful
Evidence-based QI Project: Diabetes Management at Dreyer
Medical Clinical
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Quality
of Evidence
Observational
Studies »
- More
on the Problem with Drawing Cause-Effect Conclusions from
Observational Studies
- Cause
& Effect Conclusions from Observations
- Bias
in Observational Studies — More on HRT in Menopause
Primary
Studies & General Concepts
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- Quality
of Studies: Lower Quality = Greater Effect Size
- More:
Overestimation of Effect Size in Studies of Low Quality
- Concealment
of Allocation
- Blinding
and RCTs
- Blinding
in Surgery Trials
- The
Importance of Blinded Assessors in RCTs
- Attrition
Bias: Intention-to-Treat Basics
- Intention-to-Treat
& Censoring: Rofecoxib Example
- Intention-to-Treat
Analysis: Misreporting and Migraine
- Missing
Data Points: Difference or No Difference
- Quality
of Studies: VIGOR
- Confidence-Intervals,
Power & Meaningful Clinical Benefit
- Getting
“Had” by P-values: Confidence Intervals vs
P-values in Evaluating Safety Results:
Low-molecular-weight Heparin (LMWH) Example
- Understanding
Number Needed to Treat (NNT)
- Early
Discontinuation of Clinical Trials: Oncology Medication
Studies—Recent Developments and Concern
Screening
& Diagnostic Studies »
- The
Bias of “Survival” in Cancer Screening Studies:
CT Screening for Lung Cancer in Smokers—Back-to-Basics
for Validity
- Bias
in Diagnostic Studies
Secondary
Studies »
- Systematic
Reviews: Quality & Searching Tips
- Systematic
Reviews: Untrustable "Trustable" Sources?
- Review
of Cochrane Groups’ Assessment of Bias in Studies
- Bell's
Palsy Update
- Delfini
Letter to BMJ: Corticosteriods are Not Proven for
Treatment of Bell's Palsy
- Delfini
Letter to NEJM: Bell's Palsy - REDUX!
- Substandard
Evidence: POEMS and Diabetes — Readers, Beware!
- Quality
of Systematic Reviews: Misleading “POEM” on
Hormone Therapy
Secondary
Sources »
- Quality
of Clinical Guidelines
- Poor
Quality of Guidelines: Case Study — The Evidence
on Well-Child Care Recommendations
- Another
Cautionary Tale About Clinical Guidelines: Screening for
Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Task Force
Guidelines Example
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