This blog was originally written for BMJ Clinical Evidence and posted on blogs.bmj.com/ce/ Last week saw a landmark shift in the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV debate in England. After 18 months of work with key stakeholders—including clinicians, commissioners, and community advocates—NHS England announced that it was no longer able to fund a significant PrEP rollout; the outcome […]
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Jon Brassey: The rise of rapid reviews
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used interventions. Rapid reviews are increasingly commissioned, used, and written about. But why is there this—relatively sudden—interest? Putting it bluntly, it’s because the cornerstone of evidence […]
Stephen Maloney: The role of social media in communicating research findings
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used interventions. I found it interesting to learn that the inspiration behind Twitter was when one of the founders, Jack Dorsey, thought it would be revolutionary […]
Tracy Eastman on PACK—the Practical Approach to Care Kit
Bridging the evidence based medicine and local policy divide in primary care This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used interventions. Primary healthcare is key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the broader […]
Dragan Ilic: Where’s the evidence for teaching evidence based medicine?
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used interventions. The term evidence based medicine (EBM) was first coined in the 1990s, with the aim of promoting the greater integration of evidence with clinical […]
Timothy Caulfield: The straw men of integrative health and alternative medicine
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used interventions. Debating the value of integrative health and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) can be a frustrating endeavour. Proponents are often passionate. For many, it […]
David Phizackerley: Running with the bulletins—a view from Pamplona
Pamplona 2015—The General Assembly of the International Society of Drug Bulletins (ISDB) At the end of June, the city of Pamplona was getting ready to celebrate the fiestas in honour of San Fermín, the patron saint of Navarra, and the week long challenge of the encierro (running of the bulls). Much ceremony and excitement surrounds […]
Timothy Caulfield: Genetics and personalized medicine—where’s the revolution?
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used interventions. I started my academic career in the early 90s working on the policy issues associated with something called the “genetic revolution,” which we were […]
Arnar Astradsson and Tipu Z Aziz: Fetal cell or stem cell derived treatment for Parkinson’s disease
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used interventions. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the selective loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons which results in the cardinal symptoms […]
Cathy A Alessi and Michael V Vitiello: Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
This blog is part of a series of blogs linked with BMJ Clinical Evidence, a database of systematic overviews of the best available evidence on the effectiveness of commonly used interventions. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been consistently demonstrated to be efficacious in a wide variety of settings and patient populations including older […]