PAPER - an assessment of how adverse events from clinical trials are reported in published papers
by Global PharmacovigilanceA recently published paper in PLOS Medicine has investigated how adverse event data from clinical trials are summarised and consequently reported in published papers.
Call for Papers: Special issue on strengthening tuberculosis diagnostic networks in Africa - African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
eSeminar: Research papers that make a difference: discussing research waste, reproducibility and impact
by Iveta Simera, the EQUATOR NetworkDr Iveta Seimer, Deputy Director of the UK EQUATOR Centre, discusses research waste, reproducibility, and how to use reporting guidelines to make an impact. Poor reporting seriously affects the integrity of health research literature and critically limits the use and impact of published studies.
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Call For Journal Submission
by Clinical Epidemiology and Global HealthTo promote high-quality post graduate (PG) research, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health plans on publishing a supplement issue showcasing Post Graduate Medical Research.A pre-requisite for the submission is that the first author must be a PG student. A certificate from the departmental head stating that it is from PG thesis (or original research independent of the thesis but conducted during the PG residency) should be submitted along with the letter to the Editor.
New guidelines help researchers undertaking systematic reviews and IPD meta-analyses to report their findings in a full and transparent manner.
Connecting Global Priorities
by Dr Gerry BodekerDiscusses the contribution of biodiversity and ecosystems to health care needs.
In celebration of Global Health Trials' fifth birthday (May 11th 2015) Professor Trudie Lang, Principal Investigator of the programme, talks to us about why Global Health Trials was started, why people should share their experience, and what the future holds.
Equator Network - Interview with the Equator Centre's Deputy Director
by Lab talk, Oxford MedSci NewsA Stronger Post-Publication Culture Is Needed for Better Science
by Hilda BastianDatabase of References for Intellectual Property Rights and Ethics
by Emma WeisbordHow to Make More Published Research True
by John P. A. IoannidisA systematic review of barriers to and facilitators of the use of evidence by policymakers (BMC article)
by Kathryn Oliver, Simon Innvar, Theo Lorenc, Jenny woodman, James ThomasThe gap between research and practice or policy is often described as a problem. To identify new barriers of and facilitators to the use of evidence by policymakers, and assess the state of research in this area, the authors present a systematic review.
This guide, developed by the WHO and released in December 2013, aims to facilitate implementation research in LMICs.
Transnational Working Group on Data management of the ECRIN, the European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network, present recommendations for quality and harmonisation for data management. In addition good data management practices in general are identified.
Clinical Data Management: Current status, challenges and future directions from industry perspectives.
by Harry van LoenCould an Open-Source Clinical Trial Data-Management System Be What We Have All Been Looking For?
by The Editorial TeamThis publication discsusses whether or not open-source clinical trial data management will improve the likelihood that good clinical trials are conducted in resource-constrained settings.