Medical Education
Viewpoint | Industry-Sponsored Speaker Programs—End of the Line?
14 Apr, 2021 | 01:36h | UTCIndustry-Sponsored Speaker Programs—End of the Line? – JAMA
A guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing
9 Apr, 2021 | 03:11h | UTCA guide to Plan S: the open-access initiative shaking up science publishing – Nature
Related: Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject) AND A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science
Perspective | Evidence isn’t Everything – Evidence-based medicine and statin decision-making
8 Apr, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCEvidence isn’t Everything – Evidence-based medicine and statin decision-making
Commentary on Twitter
My latest substack on using EBM for medical decisions.
Mike, a middle-aged active person, has been told to take a #statin
Should he?
Mentions in the post — @AndrewFoy82 @LuisCLCorreia @ProfDFrancis @DrJHoward @RogueRad @ProfHayward https://t.co/XJ6eBQ7Zj7
— John Mandrola, MD (@drjohnm) April 7, 2021
Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries
5 Apr, 2021 | 01:38h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Online teaching during this pandemic is a struggle for students & teachers.
These tips from 20 professors in global health might help!https://t.co/pZJQvTgN2V pic.twitter.com/iVJEIlx3Al
— Madhu Pai, MD, PhD (@paimadhu) April 3, 2021
Analysis of conflicts of interest among authors and researchers of European clinical guidelines in cardiovascular medicine
30 Mar, 2021 | 02:53h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
We've just published in @Clin_Med our analysis of financial conflicts of interest (CoIs) amongst the authors of 5 ESC Guidelines. What we found was quite surprising. We would love to know what you all think!https://t.co/U371ROXGAv
Let's start with a poll 👇🏽
— Benoy Shah MD 💙 (@dr_benoy_n_shah) March 28, 2021
Opinion | Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:16h | UTC
Commentaries on Twitter
Excellent 2-pager on prioritising understanding of results over critical appraisal in EBM training. (Note: I want both, but understanding results should be first). @LoaiAlbarqouni @Tammy_Hoffmann have experimented with that. https://t.co/Fd88xaqgOu pic.twitter.com/0LYnmUmD4K
— Paul Glasziou (@PaulGlasziou) March 18, 2021
We argue (with Gordon Guyatt) that evidence based medicine educators should spend much more time & emphasis on understanding of magnitude of effect & applicability of results; less time & emphasis to risk of bias in primary studies. Open access at https://t.co/E7NjzJwFxP #EBM pic.twitter.com/nMXp8hVzHb
— Kari Tikkinen (@KariTikkinen) March 18, 2021
Just published, exhorting the #EBM community to wake up to the fact that our teaching should focus on helping clinicians understand research results, not on conducting critical appraisal. @KariTikkinen https://t.co/07Hm8aSnAI pic.twitter.com/m2RWrBvCVT
— EBCPMcMaster (@EBCPMcMaster) March 22, 2021
Really interesting article in BMJ EBM. Are we prioritising the wrong things in critical appraisal training? "Understanding of research results, evidence summaries and their applicability—not critical appraisal—are core skills of medical curriculum" https://t.co/gXk1zLVUX8
— MPFT Library (@library_mpft) March 23, 2021
Junior doctors *usually* rely on guidelines/evidence summaries, NOT primary research studies.
"….notion that most clinicians emerging from professional training will regularly evaluate the risk of bias in methods and results of primary studies is deluded."
Seems fair enough… https://t.co/prv2ZuZ6Yp— David Henshall (@DavidHenshall8) March 22, 2021
Perspective | Leveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research
25 Mar, 2021 | 08:37h | UTCLeveraging Open Science to Accelerate Research – New England Journal of Medicine
Study Commentary | Cherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCCherry Picking Patients – Resident Self-Assignment Pitfalls – Journal Feed
Original study: Association of resident characteristics with patterns of patient self-assignment – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Motivations for and Challenges in the Development of Global Medical Curricula: A Scoping Review
18 Mar, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC
UC secures landmark open access deal with world’s largest scientific publisher
17 Mar, 2021 | 02:33h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Good to see that the University of California and Elsevier has reached an agreement in which "all research with a UC lead author published in Elsevier’s extensive portfolio of hybrid and open access journals will be #openaccess by default"
— Robert Kiley (@robertkiley) March 16, 2021
Scientists want virtual meetings to stay after the COVID pandemic
4 Mar, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCScientists want virtual meetings to stay after the COVID pandemic – Nature
ACOG Committee Opinion: Health care for transgender and gender diverse individuals
3 Mar, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCHealth Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals – Obstetrics & Gynecology
Editorial: The reporting of race and ethnicity in medical and science journals
23 Feb, 2021 | 01:21h | UTCThe Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals – JAMA
Voices in Cardiology: How feeling like an imposter can impede your success
19 Feb, 2021 | 02:26h | UTCHow Feeling Like an Imposter Can Impede Your Success – JACC: Case Reports
Sleep: the underhyped secret to success and safety in medicine
18 Feb, 2021 | 02:41h | UTCSleep: the underhyped secret to success and safety in medicine – The BMJ Opinion
Commentary on Twitter
“As medical students you feel guilty if you’re not up burning the midnight oil, but actually, from a learning point of view, you are much better in prioritising your sleep. Sleep is absolutely fundamental to learning.” @DrMikeFarquhar @BMJStudent https://t.co/MDxNWBCMVS
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 17, 2021
Perspective: We can use the pandemic to reimagine global health teaching
17 Feb, 2021 | 01:39h | UTCWe Can Use The Pandemic To Reimagine Global Health Teaching – Forbes
Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCMedical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic – CHEST
Science family of journals announces change to open-access policy
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:23h | UTCScience family of journals announces change to open-access policy – Nature
See also: A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science
Related: Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject)
Opinion: A big science publisher is going open access. But at what cost?
19 Jan, 2021 | 01:35h | UTCOpinion: A Big Science Publisher Is Going Open Access. But at What Cost? – Undark
Related: A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science AND Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject) AND For €9500, Nature journals will now make your paper free to read
A new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read
15 Jan, 2021 | 08:30h | UTCA new mandate highlights costs, benefits of making all scientific articles free to read – Science
Related: Open-access Science Funders Announce Price Transparency Rules for Publishers (several resources on the subject)
ACP Policy Paper: A comprehensive policy framework to understand and address disparities and discrimination in health and health care
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:07h | UTCCommentary: ACP releases policy to address disparities, discrimination in health care – ACP Internist
Toward a bias-free and inclusive medical curriculum: Development and implementation of student-initiated guidelines and monitoring mechanisms at one institution
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:28h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Authors present an approach and resources from which other institutions can learn, with the goal of reducing #ImplicitBias and improving inclusiveness throughout #MedEd: https://t.co/d3LdImmU86. #inclusion @ColumbiaPS
— Academic Medicine (@AcadMedJournal) October 8, 2020
Open-access journal eLife announces ‘preprint first’ publishing model
16 Dec, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCOpen-access journal eLife announces ‘preprint first’ publishing model – Nature
How to write a superb literature review
8 Dec, 2020 | 07:32h | UTCHow to write a superb literature review – Nature
Science’s English dominance hinders diversity—but the community can work toward change
4 Nov, 2020 | 09:18h | UTCScience’s English dominance hinders diversity—but the community can work toward change – Science