UPCOMING: [Oct 15] Bringing Best Evidence to Clinicians 2022
We are excited to bring the UBC Therapeutics Initiative annual educational event/half-day conference to you in both in-person and virtual format this year. Join the discussions a
We are excited to bring the UBC Therapeutics Initiative annual educational event/half-day conference to you in both in-person and virtual format this year. Join the discussions a
Fixing one problem with another: Problematic prescribing cascades Dr. Aaron M Tejani is a researcher/educator with the Therapeutics Initiative (co-chair of the Education Working G
This live webinar has already taken place. The video recording will be posted here soon. ============================= While methods to systematically identify and synthesize evide
‘Medicine is Awesome’: A critical look at the factors that shape the definition of, and research on, depression and its treatment Dr. Allen Shaughnessy received his Doc
Being able to communicate effectively is essential for success in modern science, and the burden is on the individual to present information in a way that is clear, accurate, compe
Dr Rita McCracken is a full-service family doctor and researcher living as an uninvited visitor on the unceded, traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the S
Systematic reviews of interventions usually include evidence about multiple outcomes. Because most reviews are designed to assess potential benefits, they sometimes neglect best pr
Dr. Rupi Brar is an addiction and family medicine physician with the Portland Hotel Community Services Society in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. She also works clinically at St.
Evidence synthesis is a key method for ensuring clinical practice is up-to-date, efficient, and effective; but conventionally done systematic reviews are laborious, time-consuming,
In this presentation, Tom Stanley shows how excess statistical significance (ESS) can improve the credibility of research synthesis. This generalizes on the notion of an excess of